Blog Facebook Is Changing Its Name And Here’s The Details November 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently one of the biggest companies on the web got a name change when the Facebook CEO announced that the company would henceforth be known as ‘Meta.’ Here’s what you need to know: First and foremost nothing at all will change about the company’s iconic social media platform. It will still be known as Facebook. […] Read more » Facebook General Interest New Technology Recent News Social Networking Technology News
Blog New TodayZoo Phishing Campaign Is Going After Passwords November 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently reported on the existence of an unusual phishing campaign designed primarily to harvest the passwords of unsuspecting victims. One of the things that makes the campaign so unusual is the fact that it appears to be built by using bits of code copied and pasted from the work of other hackers. Call it […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Criminals Are Using YouTube Video Channels To Spread Malware November 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion YouTube has long been a hunting ground used by hackers and scammers to push all manner of hoaxes, scams and malicious code onto unsuspecting users. A security researcher known only as Frost is working for Cluster 25. Frost has reported a significant uptick in the number of malware campaigns orchestrated from YouTube. Overwhelmingly these campaigns […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News YouTube
Blog AllBlock Chrome Ad Blocker Is No Longer Safe To Use October 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Internet ads are annoying. People tend to go to great lengths to avoid them if possible which is why ad blocking software and browser extensions are so popular. One of the more popular options is AllBlock which is a Chromium extension that is widely promoted on YouTube and Facebook. The extension touts its ability to […] Read more » Browsers Chrome General Interest Google Security Technology News
Blog Windows 11 Update Might Cause Brother Printer Problems October 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion Early adopters who are rushing to embrace and experiment with Windows 11 and that use Brother brand printers may experience printing problems. Microsoft recently posted a help article on their website explaining that if you own a Brother printer and have upgraded to Windows 11 you may lose your ability to print if your printer […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Technology Tips Windows 11
Blog What Caused The Major Facebook Outage? October 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you use Facebook then you are no doubt aware that recently the company experienced an outage that took the site offline for several hours. Many people initially assumed that the company had been hacked. However as the outage continued there were none of the telltale signs of an attack. The outage impacted all of […] Read more » Business & Finance Facebook General Interest Instagram Recent News Social Networking Technology Technology News
Blog Twitch Hack Was Much Bigger Than Expected October 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a gamer or do you broadcast on Twitch for some other reason? If so be aware that the platform was recently hacked and the amount of information the attackers made off with is much more substantial than was originally estimated. Some of the data has now been leaked by an anonymous user on […] Read more » Data Breach Gaming General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some AMD Chips Aren’t Performing Well With Windows 11 October 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a computer powered by an AMD chipset? Are you excited to upgrade to Windows 11? If you answered yes to both of those questions you should know that at present some AMD processors are struggling to run Windows 11 smoothly. In fact a few processors have seen performance drops of up to […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology News Windows 11
Blog New Firefox Browser Feature Appears To Be Adware October 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion With the release of Firefox 92 back in September Mozilla made a change that may well doom the browser. If you use Firefox you have probably already noticed it. When you start typing an address you will find sponsored Firefox contextual suggestions in a drop-down list. In simplest terms companies pay a premium to get […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Mozilla Firefox Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Can Take Control Of Some Electronic Diabetic Devices October 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Medical equipment provider Medtronic has issued an urgent recall order for insulin pump controllers belonging to their “MiniMed Paradigm” family. The company cited serious cyber security risks as the reason for the recall. The models in question are MMT-500 and MMT-503 which is used in conjunction with the Medtronic MiniMed 508 pump. Overall more than […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
