Blog Many Mobile Devices Contain A Chip With A Security Risk May 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new, high severity vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm’s MSM (Mobile Station Modem) chips, including the company’s latest 5G-capable versions. The security issue could allow hackers to access a user’s call history, text messages, and even listen in on their conversations. Unfortunately, given the ubiquity of these chips in today’s smartphones, this flaw impacts […] Read more » Android General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Global Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware May 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s an ongoing, global scale phishing attack you should be aware of, even if your firm isn’t currently being targeted by it. The attack is being tracked by Mandiant, who recently published a report about it. According to that report, the attack was planned in waves, hitting more than 50 different organizations spanning a broad […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Chrome Zero Day Exploit Gets Fixed With Latest Update May 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion On April 20, 2021, Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.85, designed to address a zero-day exploit hackers are currently taking advantage of, tracked as CVE-2021-21224. The patch also patches four other high severity security flaws that had previously been plaguing the most popular browser on the web. By the time you read these words, the latest version […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Newly Discovered Linux Malware Has Been Around For Years May 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, researchers at Qihoo 360 Network Security discovered a particularly stealthy piece of malware designed to create backdoors in the Linux ecosystem. It was so good at its job, and so stealthy that it went completely undetected for years. That gave the hackers controlling it a convenient access point literally for years. Based on the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular NAS Device Vendor Fixes Vulnerability Recommends Update May 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion QNAP recently addressed a critical security vulnerability you need to be aware of. Previous to the fix, the company had included hard-coded credentials to serve as a backdoor to the device. Unfortunately, hackers became aware of this and began abusing those credentials. That resulted in a number of confirmed instances where hackers gained access to […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Large Insurance Company Geico Suffers Data Breach May 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Geico, the second largest insurance carrier in the US, recently became the latest high-profile company to suffer a data breach in the United States. The company is the second largest auto insurance carrier in the US, with more than 17 million policies in effect, covering more than 28 million vehicles around the country. Based on […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Will Redirect Users To HTTPS Secure Sites May 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, be aware. Beginning in July, with the release of Edge 92, the browser will automatically redirect users to a secure HTTPS connection any time they visit a website via the HTTP protocol. Microsoft is not alone in this, and in fact, is coming a bit late to the party. […] Read more » Browsers Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Android Malware Called FluBot Is Stealing Passwords May 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware threat you need to be aware of, and it recently made its way onto the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s radar. Called FluBot, it is designed to steal information including passwords and banking particulars. There are a couple of interesting aspects about this threat that are noteworthy. First, it is currently […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Delivering And Hiding Malware While Undetected May 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion Last year, Google made some important changes to their Chrome browser in a bid to increase user security. Among these changes was to default to “HTTPS” in the browser in an attempt to reduce the number of “man in the middle” and similar types of attacks. Their strategy worked. Other companies adopted Google’s approach and […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Ficker Malware Tricks People To Get Their Passwords May 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Jiri Kropac, the head of ESET’s Threat Detection Labs, recently reported a new malware campaign to be aware of. This one is a bit different in terms of methodology. Hackers most commonly employ emails utilizing various social engineering tricks in an attempt to lure unsuspecting recipients into clicking malicious links or downloading poisoned files. In […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
