Blog Lastest LastPass Security Incident December 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion According to LastPass CEO Karim Toubba, the password manager has been hacked once again. A data breach occurred in the development environment only a few months ago, prompting LastPass to announce they had experienced a security breach on August 25, 2022. LastPass disclosed to its customers that a developer account was compromised. At the time, […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Amazon Security Lake Aims to Enhance Cybersecurity for Businesses December 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion The new security-focused data lake solution from Amazon Web Services (AWS), unveiled at re:Invent 2022, aims to give consumers more value from their security data. The Amazon Security Lake service aims to consolidate an organization’s security data from various on-premises and cloud-based sources into a single location to pinpoint security threats precisely. With the help […] Read more » Amazon Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog How AI is Transforming Businesses December 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion While artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a new phenomenon in mainstream society, it is not a new concept. As AI technologies increase, AI is becoming increasingly important for companies looking to stay competitive. What is AI Artificial intelligence is a broad term for any computer software that engages in human-like activities. This includes learning, […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Technology
Blog Scammers Impersonating Refund Payment Portals November 30, 2022 by Vertical Axion The FBI warns about scammers pretending to be refund payment gateways from financial institutions to steal sensitive information from unsuspecting victims. The federal law enforcement agency stated that scammers deceive victims into granting them access to their computers via email or phone calls by posing as representatives of technical or computer repair companies. According to […] Read more » Phishing Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Twitter’s Data Leak Exposes Over 5.4 Million Users November 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Earlier this year, Twitter confirmed that an API vulnerability had caused a massive data leak containing non-public information for over 5.4 million Twitter users. Twitter denied claims that hackers had leaked the private information priorly. However, Pompompurin, the owner of the hacking forum Breached, stated they were responsible for exploiting the API bug and platforming […] Read more » Phishing Recent News Security Social Networking Technology Technology News Twitter
Blog Vice Society Claims Cincinnati State College Cyberattack November 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion Data allegedly stolen from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has been leaked after Vice Society attacked the campus. Many of the stolen documents were posted on the hackers’ websites. These documents date from several years ago until November 24, 2022, suggesting that threat actors still have access to the compromised systems, but this has […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Malicious SEO Campaign Affects Thousands of Sites November 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion In a massive malicious SEO campaign, cybercriminals are promoting low-quality Q&A sites by redirecting visitors to fake discussion forums. As a result, almost 15,000 sites have been compromised. In September 2022, researchers at Sucuri discovered the attacks. Each compromised site was found to contain approximately 20,000 files that were utilized in the search engine campaign. […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Phishing Kit Targets US Shoppers November 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion Security experts at Akamai have discovered a campaign that uses an elaborate phishing kit. This campaign targets Americans using lures centered around holidays like Labor Day and Halloween. The kit combines several methods and employs several evasion detection techniques to prevent non-victims from visiting its phishing pages. One of the most intriguing aspects of the […] Read more » Phishing Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Lenovo Patches Critical Security Flaws November 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion Lenovo reports that it has patched two critical security flaws that affected several of its ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptops. Lenovo is also recommending that consumers update their systems immediately. The flaws make it possible for cybercriminals to deactivate the UEFI Secure Boot tool, allowing them to load and run malicious scripts during the system […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog DuckDuckGo Releases App Tracking Protection Beta for Android November 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion The feature is comparable to Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency. However, unlike Apple, DuckDuckGo’s method does not rely on app developers’ compliance with user choice. All known trackers are blocked. According to DuckDuckGo, Android users have an average of 35 applications installed on their smartphones, resulting in between 1,000 and 2,000 monitoring attempts every day for […] Read more » Android Browsers Security Technology Technology News
