Blog New Apple M1 Chip Might Have A Security Flaw June 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s good news and bad news in the Apple ecosystem, specifically with regards to the company’s M1 chip. The bad news is that researchers have discovered a security flaw in the chip’s design that cannot be fixed without redesigning the chip itself. This flaw allows two malicious apps on a machine utilizing an M1 chip […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Notification Of New Subscription Billing Could Be A Phishing Attack June 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a dangerous new phishing scam you should be aware of and alert your employees to right away. A growing trend in the hacking world is to use mixed media, including phone calls with live actors at the other end, posing as “customer support” representatives, and even recorded messages including instructions and attached to emails. […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Bose Is Latest Company To Have Employee Data Breached June 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Bose is the latest in an unending parade of major companies to disclose that they’ve been the victim of a ransomware attack. In the company’s breach notification letter, they indicated that they first detected the incursion on March 7th, 2021, with the attack itself having occurred on April 29th. Additionally, as is quite common in […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Beware Of Voice Message Phishing Attacks Called Vishing June 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers and scammers have been experimenting with “vishing” in recent months, as a subset of phishing. Conventional phishing tactics rely on sending emails that employ a variety of social engineering tricks to convince unsuspecting recipients to hand over sensitive information up to and including login credentials. However, “vishing” adds a new angle: Voice, either via […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Malware Called Phorpiex Delivers Ransomware With Old School Tactics June 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re involved with internet security on any level, then you’re probably already familiar with the name Phorpiex. The malicious botnet has been around for years, and the people who control it have taken steps to keep it relevant. They’re finding new ways to deliver ransomware and other threats, and sometimes, by moving in the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Massive Data Leak Affects More Than 100M Android Users June 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you own an Android smart device, be advised there has been a data leak. Security researchers at Check Point have recently discovered a massive data leak that left an assortment of personal data for more than 100 million Android users exposed. The data was found in unprotected databases used by a total of 23 […] Read more » Android Data Breach General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Improves Android Feature To Change Compromised Passwords June 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Several months back, Google introduced a new feature to its Chrome browser that searched a user’s stored passwords, comparing them against a list of known compromised passwords. The best part is they are alerting the user if any of the passwords they have saved have been compromised. It’s an excellent feature and definitely helps to […] Read more » Android General Interest Google New Technology Recent News Security
Blog Apple Malware Problem Unacceptable According To Apple Executive June 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion Craig Federighi, one of the top executives at Apple, is not happy, and recently made his displeasure known in court. In response to questions from Apple’s lawyers, he said, “Today, we have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable.” Federighi made the statement in defense of Apple’s longstanding strategy to […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Wifi Vulnerability May Affect Most Devices June 3, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, a whole raft of security flaws have been found that impact all Wi-Fi devices, including smart phones, IoT devices, and personal computers going back as far as 1997. This unfortunately means that almost every Wi-Fi device in use today is vulnerable. Collectively, the attacks associated with these issues have been dubbed FragAttacks. Mathy Vanhoef, […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New RevengeRAT Trojan Gives Hackers Access To Your Data June 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, Microsoft issued an alert, warning users about a remote access tool called RevengeRAT, also known as AsyncRAT. It is being used to target travel and aerospace companies with spear-phishing emails. The emails use social engineering tricks to prompt employees at these types of firms to open a poisoned Adobe PDF attachment which downloads a […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
