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June 6, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Users of Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 7 and Server 2008 got an unexpected benefit from Microsoft recently. All of the OS’s mentioned above have reached the end of their support lives and the company hasn’t been issuing new security updates for them. However, they made a rare exception in the case of patching CVE-2019-0708. […]
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June 5, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Remember the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities discovered early last year? Well, hold onto your hat, because they’ve got company. Recently, researchers discovered a new class of side-channel vulnerabilities in Intel processors that impact every modern chipset the company makes, including those used in Apple devices. The new vulnerabilities exploit weaknesses in something called ‘speculative […]
June 4, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’re among the masses of people using WhatsApp, for either Android or iOS, be advised that the Israeli hacking consortium known as the NSO Group may have installed spyware on the device you use WhatsApp on. A massive security flaw identified as CVE-2019-3568 has been discovered and weaponized by the NSO Group. This allows […]
June 3, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Adobe is facing harsh criticism after they began sending letters out to portions of their user base. The letters inform users of Creative Cloud that older versions of the products they’re using have been discontinued and licenses to use those products have been revoked. Users are to stop using them immediately and upgrade to newer versions […]
June 1, 2019 by Vertical Axion
For almost as long as computers have existed, various companies have promised that passwords would eventually be a thing of the past. Over the years, a variety of different technologies have been introduced that promised to kill the humble and ubiquitous password. Everything from biometric sensors to facial recognition have been attempted. To date, none […]
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 well-crafted phishing emails to lure employees in. The key difference, however, lies in the particulars […]
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 the start of the year but it wasn’t widely employed by hackers, and as such, […]
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 fraud operation.” Only a few specifics are known about the conduct of the fraud operation. […]
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 at least mitigate the threat of online tracking. The first of the two new features […]
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 comes pre-installed on most Dell systems. If you have an older Dell, know that SupportAssist […]
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 Research Center produces the report, and found that 96 percent of the code bases they […]
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 […]
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 […]
