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Scam Season Alert: Simple Tips To Avoid Traps

January 29, 2026 / January 29, 2026 by Vertical Axion

For many business owners, knowing how to avoid scams and stay ahead of the bad guys can feel like a full-time job. It doesn’t help that scam season is in full swing. January is barely underway, and business owners are …

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U.S. Cybersecurity Pros Admit Role in BlackCat Attacks

January 27, 2026 / January 27, 2026 by Vertical Axion

BlackCat cyberattacks have been making headlines again, but this time for a reason that hits uncomfortably close to home for business owners. In early November 2025, news broke that three U.S.-based cybersecurity professionals were suspected of secretly working as affiliates …

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SmarterMail Flaw Enables Dangerous Remote Code Execution

January 26, 2026 / January 26, 2026 by Vertical Axion

Business-grade email systems are supposed to be one of the safer corners of your IT environment, which is why the newly patched SmarterMail remote code execution vulnerability deserves your attention. SmarterMail, a widely used email server software from SmarterTools, recently …

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PayPal Subscriptions Exploited To Send Convincing Scam Emails

January 15, 2026 / January 15, 2026 by Vertical Axion

There’s a new problem hitting email inboxes that you need to know about to protect your business accounts. The PayPal subscription scam is one of the more convincing phishing tactics circulating right now. Unlike sloppy scam emails riddled with typos, …

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Inside RomCom’s Rise as a Cyberweapon

January 10, 2026 / January 10, 2026 by Vertical Axion

When most people hear the word “cyberweapon,” they think of shadowy government agencies cooking up tools in hidden labs. In practice, it rarely works that cleanly. Plenty of the tools causing the most damage today didn’t come from government labs …

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Tech-Changing Lithium Discovery Found in Supervolcano

January 3, 2026 / January 3, 2026 by Vertical Axion

A collapsed supervolcano might not seem like it has much to do with modern technology, but a crater from an eruption 16 million years ago could solve a problem businesses have been wrestling with for years. Researchers discovered an enormous …

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107 Android Fixes Land: Make Sure You’re Protected

January 2, 2026 / January 2, 2026 by Vertical Axion

Google just rolled out one of the biggest Android security batches of the year, squashing 107 vulnerabilities across the entire ecosystem. If your business runs on Android phones or tablets, this patch isn’t optional. While many updates quietly address minor …

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4.3M Hit By a Malicious Extension: Are You Affected?

January 1, 2026 / January 1, 2026 by Vertical Axion

News of yet another malicious extension making the rounds might feel like background noise at this point. But this one deserves your attention. Security researchers at Koi Security recently uncovered a long-running campaign, now known as ShadyPanda, that quietly infected …

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Microsoft Teams Bug Could Let Hackers Bypass Security

December 29, 2025 / December 29, 2025 by Vertical Axion

If your business relies on Teams for conversations, file sharing, and getting things done, you need to know about this Microsoft Teams bug recently discovered by cybersecurity researchers. A new feature designed to make collaboration easier has accidentally opened the …

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Malicious Calendar Alerts: Don’t Fall for the Trap

December 25, 2025 / December 25, 2025 by Vertical Axion

Your digital calendar is the command center of your workday. It tells you where to be, who you’re meeting with, and which deadlines are creeping up. You probably never second-guess it. But what if your calendar suddenly started feeding you …

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Hacked CTO Turns Ransom Threat Into Research Funding

December 19, 2025 / December 19, 2025 by Vertical Axion

When most companies hear the words “ransom threat,” panic sets in. But sometimes, the story takes a surprising twist. Checkout.com’s CTO, Mariano Albera, recently showed the business world a bold way to respond to cybercrime with transparency, accountability, and even …

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Hackers Unravel Major Fabric Supplier in Cyber Breach

December 17, 2025 / December 17, 2025 by Vertical Axion

European textile manufacturer Fulgar isn’t a name most consumers know, but it just made headlines for a serious cyber incident. The company confirmed that it fell victim to a fabric supplier cyber breach at the hands of the ransomware group …

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Everest Hackers Claim Massive Under Armour Data Heist

December 15, 2025 / December 15, 2025 by Vertical Axion

In the latest news that has security teams scrambling to shore up their defenses, the Everest ransomware group posted a threat notice on its dark leak site involving global sportswear giant Under Armour. The group claims to have stolen “millions …

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Cloudflare Explains Outage, Dismisses Hack Concerns

December 10, 2025 / December 10, 2025 by Vertical Axion

On November 18, 2025, Cloudflare suffered what turned out to be its worst global outage since 2019. For over three hours, large portions of the internet, including e-commerce sites, SaaS tools, and even some banks, slowed to a crawl or …

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Urgent Chrome Update: Zero-Day Exploit Patched

December 9, 2025 / December 9, 2025 by Vertical Axion

When Google drops an emergency security update, it’s never just routine housekeeping. Earlier this month, the company patched a Chrome zero-day exploit, a serious flaw that hackers were already abusing out in the wild.  Why You Can’t Afford To Ignore …

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Meet Gemini’s New Feature: Audio PDF Summaries

December 4, 2025 / December 4, 2025 by Vertical Axion

If you’re like most business owners, your inbox is probably overflowing with PDFs: Contracts, market reports, pitch decks, sales information; you name it. And although they probably contain plenty of useful information, many are long, dense, and require more time …

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Browser Security Report Exposes Hidden Risks for Enterprises

December 2, 2025 / December 2, 2025 by Vertical Axion

If you thought your company’s biggest cybersecurity headaches involved phishing emails or ransomware, think again. A brand-new Browser Security Report 2025 from security company LayerX just dropped some information that many security leaders weren’t expecting. The majority of today’s nastiest …

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Claude AI Vulnerable to Dangerous Prompt Injection Attacks

November 26, 2025 / November 26, 2025 by Vertical Axion

Researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in Claude AI, a popular AI assistant. Cybersecurity researcher Johann Rehberger says that Claude AI prompt-injection attacks allow hackers to manipulate the platform’s responses and steal sensitive company information. The problem starts with Claude’s …

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Hackers Are Exploiting OAuth Apps in New Attacks

November 15, 2025 / November 15, 2025 by Vertical Axion

Cybersecurity threats keep getting smarter, and one of the latest can thwart the tools that we all use to protect our applications. Researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered a sophisticated new wave of OAuth app attacks. Hackers are using legitimate OAuth …

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Mango Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Customer Information

November 12, 2025 / November 12, 2025 by Vertical Axion

Global fashion retailer Mango is the latest major brand to fall victim to a cybersecurity incident. The Mango data breach exposed sensitive customer information through one of its third-party marketing service providers, reminding business owners everywhere that even the biggest …

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Interlock Ransomware Is Escalating, So Protect Your Systems Now

November 8, 2025 / November 8, 2025 by Vertical Axion

In the ever-evolving world of cybercrime, one name has rapidly climbed the ranks: Interlock Ransomware. Typically brushed off as just another mid-tier credential stealer, Interlock has morphed into something far more dangerous. Cybersecurity firm Forescout reports that this threat actor …

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Windows 10 Reaches End of Support Deadline

October 16, 2025 / October 16, 2025 by Vertical Axion

As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, marking the close of an era for one of the company’s most widely used operating systems. This wasn’t just another update cycle; it was a turning point that …

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Google Meet Questions Now Come With Gemini Answers

October 15, 2025 / October 15, 2025 by Vertical Axion

Google is once again reshaping how teams meet and collaborate. If you use Google Workspace, you’ve probably noticed how AI has quietly slipped into your everyday tools. The latest update? Google Meet Gemini answers. This AI-powered tool is now making …

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Passkey Weaknesses Exposed: How To Stay Secure

September 20, 2025 / September 20, 2025 by Vertical Axion

There’s no question that the traditional username and password combination is a weak link when it comes to online security. For several years, experts have encouraged businesses to implement passkeys to overcome the pitfalls of traditional passwords, which have become …

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