Blog Update WordPress Pagebuilder Plugin To Avoid Potential Hack May 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use SiteOrigin’s Pagebuilder plugin for WordPress? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. The intuitive, widget-based plugin has been installed more than a million times and is used by webmasters all over the world to create responsive grid pages for websites. Unfortunately, a pair of security flaws in the plugin’s code recently came […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Demanding Extra Ransomware Payments From Victims May 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers who use ransomware to conduct their attacks have a new trick up their sleeves. A ransomware family has begun employing the tactic of not only demanding payment to unlock infected systems, but also demanding an additional payment. They’re demanding an extra payment to keep them from publishing copies of the files they stole before […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Added A Video Conferencing Tool For Users May 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion Google Meet is a video conferencing tool the company originally designed for Enterprise users. There are serious security issues with some of the more popular free or low-cost options available for the masses. So, Google made the decision to make Meet free to anyone with an email address. The rollout took two weeks to complete, […] Read more » Google Google Apps New Technology Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog Facebook’s AI Might Be Able To Find Offensive Memes May 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Facebook recently released an intriguing research paper called “The Hateful Memes Challenge: Detecting Hate Speech in Multimodal Memes.” It’s well worth the read and a closer look at the database developed over the course of the research. The idea is simple: Use machine learning to help identify ‘mean’ and hateful memes. If such a tool […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Social Networking Technology News
Blog Xiaomi Phones Track Your Data When Using Their Browser May 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Chinese-made Xiaomi phone? If so, you should be aware that there is a security issue. According to research conducted by Forbes, the Mi Browser that comes built into the phone sends your internet searches to Xiaomi servers located in both Russia and Singapore. Worse, it sends search data associated with incognito […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Emails Saying Your Antivirus Is Expired Are Likely A Scam May 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion A great many companies selling antivirus software have affiliate programs that help them expand their reach. Each time an affiliate sells a copy of the software, they get a cut. It’s a good business model used in a wide range of industries, and antivirus software companies have strict rules governing how their affiliates can market. […] Read more » General Interest Gmail Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update NinjaForms In WordPress To Avoid Potential Hack May 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you one of the million-plus website owners making use of Ninja Forms for WordPress? If so, be aware that the company has recently patched a serious security flaw that allowed hackers to inject malicious code and take over websites. The attack is accomplished via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that leads to a Stored […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Tweets Can No Longer Be Sent From SMS To Twitter May 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you use Twitter on a regular basis, then you probably saw the official tweet from the company. Effective immediately, they’ve shut down the functionality that allowed users to tweet via SMS, something that has been a part of the platform since its earliest days. For the time being, the company is keeping SMS-based two-factor […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Social Networking Technology News Twitter
Blog PC Users Beware Of Downloader For Zoom Created By Hackers May 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you working from home right now? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Tens of millions of people are doing the same, and there are untold millions around the world doing likewise. Working from home presents a host of new challenges, not the least of which is finding ways of communicating face to face without […] Read more » Business Advice Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog Illegal Movie Downloads Can Give Your Device Malware May 9, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re like a lot of people stuck at home during the pandemic, you probably ran out of Netflix titles to watch a couple of weeks ago. As a result, researchers have noted a huge surge in traffic to torrent sites as more and more people are drawn to downloading movies illegally in search of […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
