Blog Some Carrier Embedded Android Apps May Have Security Vulnerabilities June 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Recently, Microsoft reported high severity security vulnerabilities in multiple apps offered by large international mobile service providers. What makes this especially noteworthy is the fact that these vulnerabilities aren’t app specific, but framework specific. Many carriers use the same basic framework to construct their apps and now all have been found to contain vulnerabilities. The […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Google Apps Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Intel Users Should Update Firmware To Avoid This Ransomware June 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion Not long ago, researchers at Eclypsium got a lucky break. An unknown and unidentified individual began leaking communications from inside the Conti ransomware organization. These leaked communications seemed to confirm what has long been suspected: That there are strong ties between the Conti gang and Russia’s FSB (military intelligence). This sounds like something right out […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Enemybot Malware May Go Beyond DDOS Attacks June 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion Unless you’re an IT Security Professional, you may never have heard of EnemyBot. It is a bit like the Frankenstein of malware threats, a botnet that has borrowed code from multiple different sources. While that’s not terribly original, it does make it dangerous. The hackers behind the code are actively adding new exploits as newly […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Screencastify Issue Could Allow Someone To Steal Recorded Videos June 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you one of the legions of users making use of the Screencastify Chrome extension? It’s a fantastic Chrome extension that allows you to almost effortlessly create screencasts for a variety of purposes. Unfortunately, the web extension also suffers from a critical security vulnerability that allows attackers to take control of a user’s webcam and […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog New Phishing Attacks Use HTML Email Attachments June 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion HTML attachments as an attack vector may seem a little old school. However, according to statistics compiled by Kaspersky Lab indicates that in 2022, that form of attack is not just simply still being employed, but hackers are making surprisingly regular use of it. The security company detected more than two million emails of this […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Update VMWare Apps Now For Critical Security Vulnerabilities June 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory that serves as a stark warning. If you’re using VMware products that are impacted by recently disclosed critical security flaws, either patch them immediately or remove them from your network. CISA issued the dire warning because the last time critical security flaws were discovered […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New Phishing Attack Delivers Three Types Of Malware To Victims June 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion Phishing campaigns get more effective the more closely they can imitate a trusted source. Recently, security researchers at Fortinet discovered evidence of a phishing campaign that specifically targets Microsoft Windows users and installs three different types of malware on the systems it manages to infect. Among other things, this campaign gives the hackers behind it […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Phishing Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips Windows
Blog You Might Need This HP Bios Security Update June 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion HP recently released a BIOS update to address a pair of high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of PC and notebook products offered by the company. In both cases, the vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to execute code arbitrarily and with Kernel level privileges. The two flaws are being tracked as CVE-2021-3808 and CVE-2021-3809 […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Update Zyxel Products To Fix Possible Security Vulnerability June 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you use a Zyxel firewall? If so, there’s good news. The company has fixed an issue you may not have even been aware that you had. The company pushed out the fix in a silent update a little over two weeks ago, but when they implemented the push, they didn’t provide many details about […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New Malware Can Infect Linux, Mac, Or Windows Users January 31, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new strain of malware called SysJoker to be mindful of. It’s especially dangerous because it can target Windows, Mac or Linux systems. That makes it an equal opportunity strain. Researchers at Intezer are credited with discovering the malware in the wild in December of 2021 during an investigation of an attack on a […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Tips
