Blog Hackers Stealing Credit Card Info Are Targeting E-Commerce WordPress Sites December 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion With the holiday shopping season in full swing shoppers are descending on virtual storefronts in droves seeking the best deals. Naturally this means that hackers are also circling like sharks watching for an opportunity to steal data and profit from it. Their most recent trick? To infect random WordPress plugins with malicious code that can […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cox Communications Reports Recent Data Breach December 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Cox Communications is a major provider of cable, internet, and phone service in the United States. The company is the latest in a seemingly unending parade of companies to fall victim to a hacking attack. In this case, the hacker gained access to company servers by impersonating a member of Cox Communication’s Customer Support team. […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Rolls Out Digital Keys For Hotels With Partnership December 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Apple Wallet just got a powerful new feature that’s sure to make it more attractive to busy travelers. Thanks to an agreement with Hyatt your Apple Wallet is now capable of serving as a digital hotel key. This counts as a promise kept. At the 2021 WWDC Apple promised that it would be adding digital […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Twitter Increasing Privacy With Stricter Picture And Media Sharing December 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently Twitter’s CEO stepped down. Since then, the company has been gearing up to make some changes that many of the industry’s insiders regard as long overdue. The first of these changes has now been rolled out with the company modifying its privacy policy and outlining new rules related to the sharing of pictures and […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News Twitter
Blog Security Vulnerabilities Were Found In These Popular WiFi Routers December 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Most people have a home network these days which connects their computers and tablets, allows them to stream video from their Smart TVs, and surf the web from their phones using their home network rather than their cellphone’s data plan. If you have a home network then you should keep reading. Recently security researchers tested […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Paint Got A Makeover After Recent Update December 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has had a long and interesting relationship with its venerable “Paint” app. Most people are familiar with Paint. It’s been around since the earliest versions of Windows and let’s be honest it was never a great application. It allows users to do the basics but it was quickly eclipsed by more robust and feature-rich […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Latest Corporate Data Breach Hits Panasonic Servers December 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion The Japanese electronics juggernaut Panasonic is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers. In a recent press release the company indicated their servers had been successfully attacked on November 11th, 2021. The statement reads in part as follows: “As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog DNA Testing Company Was Hacked And Data Was Breached December 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion Have you had your DNA tested by DDC (DNA Diagnostic Center)? If so be advised that the company was recently hacked and that the attackers were able to make off with data impacting 2,102,436 people. According to the company’s disclosure statement the breach occurred between May 24th and July 28th 2021 and the company’s internal […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Over 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach December 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to divert payments and steal payment card details. The NCSC has been quietly alerting vulnerable retailers over the past 18 months. Based on the data gathered by […] Read more » Business & Finance Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Latest iPhone Update May Fix Dropped Calls Problem December 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own an iPhone 12 or 13? Have you been dealing with dropped calls? If so then Apple has good news and a fix for that. Simply upgrade to iOS 15.11 and you should be good to go. 15.11 is a minor update that only contains a single entry in the change log. Literally […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Technology News
