Technology

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed Ajina.Banker since at least November 2023 with the goal of harvesting financial information and intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) messages. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered the threat in May 2024, said

Apple has rolled out the iOS 18.1 Beta 3 update for its newest iPhone 16 lineup, according to a report. The update is said to bring artificial intelligence (AI) features such as writing tools and web page summarisation powered by the company’s Apple Intelligence platform which it first previewed at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / IoT Security Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes running outdated versions of the operating system and belonging to users spanning 197 countries have been infected by a new malware dubbed Vo1d (aka Void). “It is a backdoor that puts its components in the system storage area and, when commanded by

Xiaomi 14T series will launch later this month, Xiaomi confirmed in a tweet on Thursday. While the company only mentioned the Xiaomi 14T series, we can expect it to include the vanilla Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro, successors to last year’s Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro, respectively. Additionally, hands-on videos of these phones have

Sep 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Hacking The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security flaws. Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, Axentra, D-Link, and NETGEAR, according to a new report by

Microsoft-backed G42, an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology company, unveiled a Hindi large language model (LLM) for India on Tuesday. Dubbed Nanda, the AI model is said to be trained with large volumes of datasets in both Hindi, English, and Hinglish languages. The generative AI model was developed in collaboration with MBZUAI and Cerebras

A “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation. The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands,

Samsung could be working on a wireless charging case for a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses, according to a recently published patent application. While there’s not a lot of information about the AR headset, the patent application sheds some light on how the wireless charging case would function. If the company launches a device

The threat actor known as CosmicBeetle has debuted a new custom ransomware strain called ScRansom in attacks targeting small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, while also likely working as an affiliate for RansomHub. “CosmicBeetle replaced its previously deployed ransomware, Scarab, with ScRansom, which is continually improved,” ESET researcher Jakub

iPhone 16 series was launched at Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event with much fanfare on Monday. During the event, the company showcased several hardware and software upgrades the new generation of iPhone devices come with. However, it appears the company’s wordings of “faster USB 3 speeds” might have been taken out of context, and the tech

Sep 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage A trio of threat activity clusters linked to China has been observed compromising more government organizations in Southeast Asia as part of a renewed state-sponsored operation codenamed Crimson Palace, indicating an expansion in the scope of the espionage effort. Cybersecurity firm Sophos, which has been monitoring the cyber

Realme Pad 2 Lite will be launched in India later this week, the company confirmed on Tuesday. With only a few days to go until the tablet is introduced in the country, Realme has revealed some of its key specifications, giving us an idea of what to expect from the device. It will be launched

Sep 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Hardware Security A novel side-channel attack has been found to leverage radio signals emanated by a device’s random access memory (RAM) as a data exfiltration mechanism, posing a threat to air-gapped networks. The technique has been codenamed RAMBO by Dr. Mordechai Guri, the head of the Offensive Cyber Research Lab

Alphabet’s Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday in Alexandria, Virginia, where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology, in the search giant’s second recent showdown with the Justice Department. Prosecutors say Google has largely dominated the technological infrastructure that funds the flow of news and information

Sep 09, 2024The Hacker NewsData Protection / Threat Detection The proliferation of cybersecurity tools has created an illusion of security. Organizations often believe that by deploying a firewall, antivirus software, intrusion detection systems, identity threat detection and response, and other tools, they are adequately protected. However, this approach not only fails to address the fundamental

Apple’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ launch event is just around the corner and the company is expected to launch four new smartphones tonight. These are expected to be the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Meanwhile, the company is also expected to unveil the Apple Watch Series 10 and a

The 2024 State of the vCISO Report continues Cynomi’s tradition of examining the growing popularity of virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. According to the independent survey, the demand for these services is increasing, with both providers and clients reaping the rewards. The upward trend is set to continue, with even faster growth expected

Apple’s latest iPhone with its A18 chip, which is set to be unveiled at an event on Monday, has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s newest V9 chip design, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Saturday. Apple is set to host its fall event on September 9 at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, where it will

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Hacking Threat actors have long leveraged typosquatting as a means to trick unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites or downloading booby-trapped software and packages. These attacks typically involve registering domains or packages with names slightly altered from their legitimate counterparts (e.g., goog1e.com vs. google.com). Adversaries targeting open-source repositories across

Honor has been making strides in the Indian smartphone market with its official return. In less than a year, the company has introduced several smartphones that offer unique features and capable cameras. Building on this hype, the brand introduced the Honor 200 Pro. The latest handset from Honor is targeted at the premium segment and