Motorola Moto G Stylus (2023) has reportedly been spotted on Geekbench listing and may soon make its debut. It will be launched as the latest smartphone from the company which gets stylus support. The benchmark listing hints that the Moto G Stylus (2023) could run on Android 13. It has been mentioned to get 3.56GB
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Mar 04, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Cyber Security This past January, a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company named Wing Security (Wing) made waves with the launch of its free SaaS-Shadow IT discovery solution. Cloud-based companies were invited to gain insight into their employees’ SaaS usage through a completely free, self-service product that operates
Realme GT Neo 5 was launched on February 9 this year. The smartphone, which debuted as a successor to the Realme GT Neo 3, was released with 240W fast charging support, which the company claims is the fastest smartphone charger in the world. A lite version of the handset with lowered specifications was previously tipped
Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Attack The China-aligned Mustang Panda actor has been observed using a hitherto unseen custom backdoor called MQsTTang as part of an ongoing social engineering campaign that commenced in January 2023. “Unlike most of the group’s malware, MQsTTang doesn’t seem to be based on existing families or publicly available
March 1st, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on H.R. 1153, a bill to give the president “the power to ban…. TikTok.” And not just to ban TikTok. Giving the president the power to ban any app from “a foreign entity that is ‘subject to the influence of China’.” This is just one in a four-year
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphone was launched by the South Korean conglomerate in January 2021, as the company’s most affordable smartphone offering of its time. The budget-friendly A-series smartphone from Samsung launched featuring a 5,000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging. However, a user has reportedly modded the standard Samsung Galaxy A32 5G with
Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / IoT A pair of serious security defects has been disclosed in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 reference library specification that could potentially lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation. One of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-1017, concerns an out-of-bounds write, while the other, CVE-2023-1018, is described as an out-of-bounds read.
Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro was launched a few days back. The company is now reportedly working on a new smartwatch that will run on Google Wear OS 3. As of now, Xiaomi has been using MIUI Watch OS for all its smartwatches and hence, they lack some of the exclusive features offered by Google apps
Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananContainer Security / Cyber Threat A sophisticated attack campaign dubbed SCARLETEEL is targeting containerized environments to perpetrate theft of proprietary data and software. “The attacker exploited a containerized workload and then leveraged it to perform privilege escalation into an AWS account in order to steal proprietary software and credentials,” Sysdig said in
Apple has increased the battery replacement cost for iPhone 13 or older models by $20 (roughly Rs. 1,650) effective from March 1. This means battery replacement for all phones in the iPhone 13, iPhone 12, iPhone 11, and iPhone X lineups will now cost as much as $89 (roughly Rs. 7,300). Earlier it was priced
Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Cyber Threat The threat actor known as Lucky Mouse has developed a Linux version of a malware toolkit called SysUpdate, expanding on its ability to target devices running the operating system. The oldest version of the updated artifact dates back to July 2022, with the malware incorporating new features designed
Qualcomm launched Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC in November last year. Now, the California-based chip maker in association with Thales has announced the first commercially deployable iSIM (integrate SIM) functionality on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset at MWC 2023. The iSIM solution will integrate SIM functionality directly into a smartphone’s processor and allows devices
Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Six different law firms were targeted in January and February 2023 as part of two disparate threat campaigns distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware strains. GootLoader, active since late 2020, is a first-stage downloader that’s capable of delivering a wide range of secondary payloads such as Cobalt
The Redmi Note 12 4G is expected to be released in India and other global markets soon. It was previously spotted on the IMEI website, implying an imminent launch. Previous rumours suggested that the device would be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10 Pro. The launch of the Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G
Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus has become the first publicly known malware capable of bypassing Secure Boot defenses, making it a potent threat in the cyber landscape. “This bootkit can run even on fully up-to-date Windows 11 systems with UEFI Secure Boot
Realme’s GT series has always been synonymous with speed, and the newest GT 3 does not disappoint. The Realme GT 3 supports 240W wired charging making it the world’s fastest charging flagship, according to Realme. The new smartphone was announced at MWC 2023 in Barcelona and we have managed to get our hands on the device for a
Feb 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor for a new ransomware strain known as MortalKombat. MortalKombat is a new ransomware strain that emerged in January 2023. It’s based on commodity ransomware dubbed Xorist and has been observed in attacks targeting entities in the U.S., the Philippines, the
OnePlus Ace 2V launch date has been confirmed by the company on its China website. The handset has been tipped to launch as OnePlus Nord 3 outside China in global markets. OnePlus Ace 2V is all set to launch on March 7 in China. The company has also revealed some of the smartphone’s display specifications
As digital transformation takes hold and businesses become increasingly reliant on digital services, it has become more important than ever to secure applications and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). With that said, application security and API security are two critical components of a comprehensive security strategy. By utilizing these practices, organizations can protect themselves from malicious
Honor Magic 5 series was unveiled by the company on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. The flagship lineup from the Shenzen-based company includes Honor Magic 5, and Honor Magic 5 Pro. The smartphone company also unveiled the Honor Magic Vs, which is its first foldable flagship to