Blog Hackers Are Using Legitimate Google Services To Wreak Havoc April 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team recently issued a dire warning that every IT professional should take seriously. They’ve discovered an emerging threat in the form of hackers utilizing legitimate “Contact Us” forms associated with Google websites to distribute malware to unsuspecting site visitors. Since the website is legitimate, it almost always bypasses email […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Watch Out For Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails April 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Scammers have found a new way to take advantage of people, so be on your guard. The U.S. Department of Justice has recently issued an alert warning people of fake emails sent out asking recipients to take advantage of a post vaccination survey. Naturally, as part of taking the survey, each participant will be asked […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cryptomining Worm Botnet Seeking And Attacking Vulnerable Devices April 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a new cryptomining worm threat to be aware of, and it’s making the lives of IT Administrators who manage Windows and Linux environments nightmarish. This news comes from a recently published report offered by a research firm called Juniper, which began monitoring the activities of the new Sysrv Botnet back in December of 2020. […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Gamers Targeted By Hackers Through Code And Cheat Downloads April 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion Gamers tend to be surprisingly tech savvy, and as such, they’re a bit harder to trick with social engineering than many other groups. Gamers do have a weakness, and it’s one that hackers around the world have recently begun to exploit in a systematic way. Increasingly, security researchers are finding instances of poisoned cheat codes. […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Malware Appears To Be Android App For Free Netflix April 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you have an Android device and you’re something of an app fanatic, you may have been tempted by an app called FlixOnline, which was available on the Google Play Store for a time. The app’s description promises a free trial subscription to Netflix, which naturally prompted many people to download it and give it […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Details On Massive Facebook Data Leak Hack April 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion As you’re probably aware, recently a vast trove of Facebook profiles totaling 533 million in all, wound up on a hacker forum. The company was initially silent about the issue, but the company has now released a statement about the matter. Unfortunately, that statement isn’t terribly reassuring. The good news, if you can call it […] Read more » Data Breach Facebook General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Firmware Attacks May Be The Next Big Security Issue April 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Most businesses are getting better at guarding against malware attacks. We still hear about successful attacks far too often, but companies are undeniably getting better at defending against them. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of firmware attacks, which are growing increasingly common. In fact, according to the first ever Security Signals report published by […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog What Businesses Can Do To Minimize Phishing Emails April 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you had to guess, worldwide, how many phishing emails would you estimate are sent out every day, what would you say? If you guessed anything less than three billion, you’d be incorrect. Three billion a day, on average. That’s both terrifying and depressing. On hearing that grim statistic, it’s natural to assume that there’s […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Security Technology News
Blog Tax Time Brings Out the Hackers April 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion It’s tax season once again! That, among other things, means that hackers and scammers are out in force, so beware! As in years past, the primary vehicle hackers and scammers use to run their various tax scams are phishing emails. They’re usually designed to appear as though they come from the IRS, and generally indicating […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Seeking Big Ransomware Payday By Attacking Acer Computers April 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion Taiwanese tech giant Acer is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers. What makes the Acer breach especially noteworthy is the fact that the group behind the attack is demanding a fifty-million-dollar ransom, which is the highest figure any group has ever demanded. The only thing that even comes close was another REvil […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
