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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. This allows anyone who stumbles across it to edit, download, or even delete data without […]
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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 to your Google account. It will allow you to set your Location History, Web data […]
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 like: “Amazon.com – Best place to get dream products. Best deals – Best support – […]
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 legitimacy. According to research conducted by the team, the following email clients are vulnerable […]
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 the app that contained more than two million network passwords. He reported his findings to […]
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 email the company received back in July of 2018. A detailed account of the incident […]
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 alongside them to help better secure your all-important data. Even though passwords aren’t gone, […]
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 oldest banking Trojans still in use, and has a history that stretches back more than […]
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 that when put together allow the software to spot adware bundles containing Windows .exe files that […]
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, with total losses just shy of two and a half million dollars. During the 2017-2018 […]
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 just over twenty percent. 20.4 percent to be precise. More than one fifth of all […]
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 findings, Google took the step of removing six different apps made by the company down […]
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 accounts. The exposure occurred between January 1 and March 28 of this year (2019). When […]
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 reasons. Unfortunately, security experts keep finding critical security flaws in the code that make it […]
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 compromised. The company recently notified its customers that they discovered malware lurking on their payment […]
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 are beginning to target publicly exposed remote desktop services and installing their poisoned software manually. […]
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 a controversy when it came to light that they were asking people for their email […]
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 five devastating vulnerabilities in the Broadcom wl driver and the open-source brcmfmac driver for Broadcom […]
April 27, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s a new scam making the rounds, and it’s a particularly nasty one involving your social security number. Here’s how it works: You may get a robocall seemingly from the government, claiming that there’s a problem with your Social Security number. The call also states that your account has been flagged for suspected fraudulent activity. You’ll […]
April 24, 2019 by Vertical Axion
In recent months, Japan is a nation under cyber-siege, with several high-profile attacks having been made against the country. The most recent attack targeted Toyota. If you own a Toyota or Lexus, it’s possible that at least some of the information you gave to the company has been compromised. Although an investigation into the matter […]
April 23, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There is a new Threat Spotlight released by Barracuda Networks. One of the biggest trends in 2019 (where threats against businesses of all sizes are concerned) now takes the form of poisoned documents attached to emails. The company analyzed more than 300,000 email samples collected over the past twelve months. They discovered that the frequency […]
April 22, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’ve ever been a student or employee of the Georgia Institute of Technology, be advised that any personally identifiable information the university had on you may have been compromised. Recently, the university reported an instance of unauthorized access into databases connected to its web app. They first discovered evidence of the unauthorized access in […]
April 20, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you frequent any of the following restaurants and paid them a visit between May 23, 2018 through March 18, 2019, your credit card data may have been compromised. The parent company of these chains, Earl Enterprise, recently announced that an unspecified number of store locations were found to have been infected by PoS malware. […]
April 18, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Fear is a fantastic way to spread malware, which is why hackers around the world are using the fear of a flu pandemic as a hook to install a nasty strain of ransomware. Researchers at MyOnlineSecurity have detected a cunning email campaign which spoofs the Centers for Disease Control and bears headlines warning of a […]
