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May 31, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Dharma is a highly successful ransomware strain. It recently has been made even more successful by a change in the way the hackers controlling it are deploying it. The first part of their latest campaign remains unchanged. They rely on …
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May 30, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s a new threat in the world of ransomware to be aware of, known as MegaCortex. Based on its design, it seems clear that the malware’s authors drew inspiration from the movie, ‘The Matrix.’ It first made an appearance near …
May 28, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Amazon has a problem. If you’re an Amazon shopper, that means you have a problem. The company recently revealed that more than a hundred sellers using the company’s platform were victims of what the company is describing as an “extensive …
May 27, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Google announced a pair of important security features of upcoming versions of its Chrome browser at this year’s I/O Developer Conference. Both changes are designed with the same goal in mind: To give users some additional tools to block or …
May 25, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Dell equipment at home or in your office? If so, then the recent discovery made by independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi should give you pause. Recently, Mr. Demrikapi discovered a flaw in the company’s SupportAssist utility that …
May 24, 2019 by Vertical Axion
This year’s Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report analyzed the anonymized data of more than 1,200 commercial codebases from 2018. According to the report, managing open source risk continues to pose a significant challenge for industry. The Synopsys Cybersecurity …
May 23, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Jeremiah Fowler, a researcher with Security Discovery recently found an unprotected Elasticsearch databased owned by a company called SkyMed on the internet. According to his findings the database was configured such that it was open and visible to any browser. …
May 22, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data. The most recent change involves the introduction of a new auto-delete feature tied …
May 21, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s a new scam afoot that involves using Google Ads. We’re frankly surprised that it’s working, but apparently, it’s drawing some unsuspecting customers in. It appears to be an organized campaign. The unknown scam artists are creating ads with phrases …
May 20, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A team of security researchers have uncovered a serious flaw in several major email clients you need to be aware of. The flaw allows hackers to fake verified signatures, which gives their phishing and other email-based attacks the appearance of …
May 18, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use an Android App called ‘WiFi Finder’? If so, be advised that your network password has likely been exposed, based on research conducted by Sanyam Jain, of the GDI Foundation. Jain discovered an unprotected database online associated with …
May 17, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you frequent the website bodybuilding.com? If so, be advised that the site has been breached. According to a recent statement by the company behind the site, the breach occurred in February, 2019 and had its origins in a phishing …
May 16, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Industry experts have been predicting the death of the humble password for decades. To date, those predictions have amounted to nothing. Passwords are still with us, and still serve as the cornerstone of security, even as other measures have arisen …
May 13, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The venerable banking Trojan known as Q-bot is back in the news, having recently been spotted in the wild as part of a sophisticated new phishing campaign designed to claim a new generation of victims. Q-bot is one of the …
May 11, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Apple recently made an update to their XProtect antivirus software, which is the company’s built-in means of protecting Macs from virus threats. Patrick Wardle is one of the best-known Mac security experts. According to him, Apple released two new signatures …
May 10, 2019 by Vertical Axion
According to FBI statistics, in 2013 there were 991 tracked incidents of ransomware attacks against business, resulting in losses slightly exceeding half a million dollars. The number of incidents steadily increased through 2016 when they reached 2,673 for the year, …
May 8, 2019 by Vertical Axion
How much of the web’s traffic would you estimate to be fake, if you had to guess? The answer to that question might surprise you. According to the 2019 Bad Bot Report published security firm Distil Networks, the answer is …
May 7, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A major Chinese developer is in hot water with Google from an extensive BuzzFeed investigation which revealed that the company’s apps were abusing user permissions, allowing the company to commit fraud on a massive scale. As a result of BuzzFeed’s …
May 6, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft recently confirmed that the login credentials of one of its customer support agents was compromised. This allows unknown third parties to log in and gain access to data contained in an unspecified number of users’ Hotmail and Outlook email …
May 4, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Are you still surfing the web with Internet Explorer? If so, you’re not alone. Four years after Microsoft announced Edge as its successor, the company’s old browser still has a few stubborn holdouts who continue to use it for various …
May 3, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you do any indoor gardening? If so, odds are that you own AeroGrow equipment. If that’s the case, some of your personal information, including the credit or debit card number you paid for the goods with, may have been …
May 2, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Ransomware continues to be the weapon of choice for hackers around the world, but their distribution methods are evolving. Recently, a new strain of the ransomware known as CryptoMix was found in the wild, sporting a new distribution methodology. Hackers …
May 1, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Facebook can’t seem to stay out of its own way. Recently, the social media giant has made headlines on a regular basis, and seldom for anything good or groundbreaking. Not long ago, the company found itself in the midst of …
April 30, 2019 by Vertical Axion
You almost certainly do not know the name Hugues Anguelkov. He’s an intern working for Quarkslab, where he spends his time researching potential security issues. He’s also a bit of an unsung hero because he recently uncovered a string of …
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