Blog Increasing Online Love Scams Are Costing Victims Big Money October 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic online dating sites have seen a tremendous surge in memberships. People are seeking romance online since in person dating was sharply curtailed by lock downs. Naturally this proved to be an irresistible lure to scammers around the world. So much so that the FBI has recently issued a […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Ransomware Attackers Look For Unpatched Systems To Exploit September 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code execution security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting this flaw in the wild. So far there have been fewer than ten attacks made that exploit this flaw but it’s inevitable that the number […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology Tips
Blog Popular HP Gaming Laptops And Desktops Have Security Vulnerability September 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own an HP Omen, Envy, or Pavilion gaming laptop or desktop? You’re certainly not alone if you do. It’s a wildly popular and incredibly versatile model that has sold millions of units worldwide. Unfortunately there’s a problem. A serious security flaw in a driver used by the Omen gaming software. It comes pre-loaded […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Report Finds One Third Of Suspicious Emails Are Threats September 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion Employee cyber security training is paying off according to a report recently released by IT security company F-Secure. Researchers from F-Secure analyzed more than 200,000 emails that had been flagged as suspicious by employees working for organizations around the world. They discovered that more than one third of those emails could be classified as phishing. […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Has Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware September 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a lot of money to be made by selling things that don’t belong to you. That’s a lesson hackers around the world have learned very well. Their latest venture is selling other people’s internet bandwidth. You may not have heard the term Proxyware before just now. If not it’s a new way hackers and […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Exchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware September 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new ransomware gang known as “LockFile” has recently burst onto the scene. They specifically target Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access then proceed to encrypt everything they can find. LockFile employs a trio of vulnerabilities that are collectively known as ProxyShell to gain access to a targeted exchange server. ProxyShell was given its name […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog WhatsApp Mods On Android Devices May Contain Malware September 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a WhatsApp user? If you are you may have heard of the FMWhatsApp mod. It promises to improve the WhatsApp user experience by improving user privacy, giving access to custom chat themes, emoji packs from other social networking sites, app locking via a customizable PIN, and more. Hackers have hijacked this legitimate and […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Even Computer Hardware Manufacturers Can Get Hit By Ransomware August 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion Retailers, hospitals and financial institutions tend to be the targets of choice for the hackers of the world. Of course they’re not the only targets. The simple truth is that any company can find itself in the cross hairs of a hacker. The most recent victim is Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte. In addition to shutting […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Older Industrial Technology May Have Security Risks August 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion The vulnerability of Industrial Control Systems has been getting a lot of press in recent months. That’s a good thing because most people don’t spend much time thinking or worrying about such systems. Unfortunately they are among the most vulnerable systems of all. Industrial Control Systems haven’t really changed all that much in the past […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog This Malware Can Take Control Of Facebook Accounts August 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Facebook account? Even if it has been a while since you last logged on there is a new threat you should be aware of. A new strain of malware called FlyTrap was used recently to take control of thousands of Facebook accounts. Yours could be next if it hasn’t been compromised […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Tips
