Lenovo launched the Lenovo Legion Y70 smartphone in China alongside the Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 tablet on Thursday. The Legion Y70 is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and runs on Android 12 with ZUI 14 skin on top. This smartphone sports a 6.67-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. Meanwhile,
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The malware loader known as Bumblebee is being increasingly co-opted by threat actors associated with BazarLoader, TrickBot, and IcedID in their campaigns to breach target networks for post-exploitation activities. “Bumblebee operators conduct intensive reconnaissance activities and redirect the output of executed commands to files for exfiltration,” Cybereason researchers Meroujan Antonyan and Alon Laufer said in
iQoo Neo 7 is reportedly inching towards its launch in China as key specifications of the handset have surfaced online. The purported iQoo Neo 7 series smartphone is said to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ SoC. The iQoo Neo 7 could sport a 120Hz refresh rate display and is expected to feature a
In a sign that malicious actors continue to find ways to work around Google Play Store security protections, researchers have spotted a previously undocumented Android dropper trojan that’s currently in development. “This new malware tries to abuse devices using a novel technique, not seen before in Android malware, to spread the extremely dangerous Xenomorph banking
Xiaomi announced on Monday that is rolling out a MIUI beta update for Android 13. This beta version is available for the company’s Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro handsets. However, the Chinese tech giant has announced that only 200 users will be given access to the Android 13-based MIUI beta during the first wave
A Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group named RedAlpha has been attributed to a multi-year mass credential theft campaign aimed at global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. “In this activity, RedAlpha very likely sought to gain access to email accounts and other online communications of targeted individuals and organizations,” Recorded Future disclosed in a new
Xiaomi 12T Pro has allegedly been spotted on Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) website suggesting that the smartphone is on its way to multiple markets in Asia. The smartphone has already been spotted on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website and it was reported that internal testing of the phone has already
A group of researchers has revealed details of a new vulnerability affecting Intel CPUs that enables attackers to obtain encryption keys and other secret information from the processors. Dubbed ÆPIC Leak, the weakness is the first-of-its-kind to architecturally disclose sensitive data in a manner that’s akin to an “uninitialized memory read in the CPU itself.”
Vivo X80 Pro and iQoo 9 Pro users will be eligible to sign up to try Android 13 previews ahead of the official rollout, the companies announced on Tuesday. Eligible smartphone owners who sign up for the preview program will receive an update on August 23, according to Vivo and iQoo. It is worth noting
Microsoft on Monday revealed it took steps to disrupt phishing operations undertaken by a “highly persistent threat actor” whose objectives align closely with Russian state interests. The company is tracking the espionage-oriented activity cluster under its chemical element-themed moniker SEABORGIUM, which it said overlaps with a hacking group also known as Callisto, COLDRIVER, and TA446.
Realme 9i 5G is set to launch on August 18 at 11:30am IST. The microsite for the smartphone has gone live that reveals some specifications. Earlier, the company had already confirmed that the Realme 9i 5G could be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC. Now, the microsite confirms that the handset will pack a
Credential theft is clearly still a problem. Even after years of warnings, changing password requirements, and multiple forms of authentication, password stealing remains a top attack method used by cyber criminals. The latest report from the Ponemon Institute shares that 54% of security incidents were caused by credential theft, followed by ransomware and DDoS attacks.
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that would give more control and power to group admins. The Meta-owned instant messaging app could soon add a new option called ‘Approve new participants’ that will allow group admins to determine who can join the group. It would make it easier for group admins to ensure
A now-removed rogue package pushed to the official third-party software repository for Python has been found to deploy cryptominers on Linux systems. The module, named “secretslib” and downloaded 93 times prior to its deletion, was released to the Python Package Index (PyPI) on August 6, 2022 and is described as “secrets matching and verification made
Vivo V25 and V25e alleged images have leaked online, according to a report. The images suggest that the two smartphones could feature similar designs. The report added that the two handsets could be launched in two colour options each. One of the colour options of the Vivo V25 will reportedly feature a colour-changing rear panel.
The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information related to five individuals associated with the Conti ransomware group. The reward offer is also notable for the fact that it marks the first time the face of a Conti associate, known as “Target,” has been unmasked. The four other alleged members
On August 29th, NASA is planning to launch its biggest rocket ever, its 35-story-high Space Launch System. NASA claims this is the rocket that will return Americans to the moon. “Alas,” says Howard Bloom, “that is not true.” In Boca Chica, Texas, a rocket in the testing phase will be able to take 200,000 people
Motorola Moto E22i has been reportedly spotted on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US and on Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) in UAE. The Moto E22i is tipped to be a budget smartphone. The handset was listed on the UAE TDRA database with the model number XT2239-19, as per the report.
Dutch authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a software developer in Amsterdam who is alleged to be working for Tornado Cash, days after the U.S. sanctioned the decentralized crypto mixing service. The 29-year-old individual is “suspected of involvement in concealing criminal financial flows and facilitating money laundering” through the service, the Dutch Fiscal Information
OnePlus is reportedly gearing up to launch its first foldable smartphone sometime soon. In a new update, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau shared pictures of a hinge on Twitter on Friday to offer hints about the development of a foldable smartphone without confirming the name and other details. Samsung currently has an early lead in the