Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Safety / Privacy Popular instant messaging service WhatsApp has launched support for proxy servers in the latest version of its Android and iOS apps, letting users circumvent government-imposed censorship and internet shutdowns. “Choosing a proxy enables you to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organizations around the
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iQoo 11 and iQoo Neo 7 SE were launched in China recently. Now, an unknown iQoo smartphone with model number V2230EA has been spotted on multiple certifications websites including China’s TENAA certification site, suggesting that the phone may launch soon. It appears to have a 6.51-inch display, a 4,910mAh battery and dual rear cameras led
Jan 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyberespionage / Threat Analysis The Russian cyberespionage group known as Turla has been observed piggybacking on attack infrastructure used by a decade-old malware to deliver its own reconnaissance and backdoor tools to targets in Ukraine. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the operation under the uncategorized cluster moniker UNC4210, said the hijacked servers
Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro were launched in the Chinese market in the last week of December. Most recently, the new phones have been put through extensive teardowns to reveal their internals and showcase their repairability. The teardown video of the Redmi K60 and Redmi K60 Pro released by WekiHome shows similarities and differences
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security/ Malware A variant of the infamous Dridex banking malware has set its sights on Apple’s macOS operating system using a previously undocumented infection method, according to latest research. It has “adopted a new technique to deliver documents embedded with malicious macros to users without having to pretend to be invoices
Motorola will bring satellite messaging service on its upcoming Defy rugged smartphone in Q1 2023. The company has partnered with Bullitt to bring satellite connectivity to its Android devices. Satellite connectivity was introduced by Apple with iPhone 14 series. The feature on iPhone 14 as well as iPhone 14Pro model allows users to make an
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat Microsoft has shed light on four different ransomware families – KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest – that are known to impact Apple macOS systems. “While these malware families are old, they exemplify the range of capabilities and malicious behavior possible on the platform,” the tech giant’s Security
Honor 80 Pro Straight Screen Edition was launched in China as the latest offering from the brand. The new smartphone in the Honor 80 series features similar specifications to the regular Honor 80 Pro. The new variant comes in three colour options and has a 6.67-inch OLED display. The Honor 80 Pro Straight Screen Edition
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / GitHub A South Africa-based threat actor known as Automated Libra has been observed employing CAPTCHA bypass techniques to create GitHub accounts in a programmatic fashion as part of a freejacking campaign dubbed PURPLEURCHIN. The group “primarily targets cloud platforms offering limited-time trials of cloud resources in order to perform their
OnePlus Pad, the long-rumoured tablet offering from the Chinese tech company has reportedly entered testing in India. The new Android tablet is said to launch in the country alongside the OnePlus 11R. The tablet is internally codenamed ‘Aries.’ Past leaks had indicated that the OnePlus Pad would be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC,
On January 3rd, a new study on teens and social media hit the headlines in places like StudyFinds.org and the New York Times. The headline in StudyFinds was scary: it warned of a “social disaster.” And it explained that “Children who frequently check social media face significant brain changes.” But the headline was wrong. Dead wrong. Here’s
Google has announced at the ongoing CES 2023 expo that it is adding Spotify Connect support to Android 13’s media switcher. This feature is similar to what Android 13 media switcher users could already do with YouTube Music and YouTube. Users will soon be able to easily switch music from their phone or tablet to
Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat Cloud services provider Rackspace on Thursday confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Play was responsible for last month’s breach. The security incident, which took place on December 2, 2022, leveraged a previously unknown security exploit to gain initial access to the Rackspace Hosted Exchange email environment.
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A financially motivated threat actor tracked as Blind Eagle has resurfaced with a refined toolset and an elaborate infection chain as part of its attacks targeting organizations in Colombia and Ecuador. Check Point’s latest research offers new insights into the Spanish-speaking group’s tactics and techniques, including the use
Qualcomm, American semiconductor manufacturer behind Snapdragon chipsets on the mobile platform, has announced satellite-based two-way messaging feature for smartphones at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023). The company’s Snapdragon Satellite solution will allow users to send and receive emergency messages, SMS, and texts on other messaging apps on Android smartphones globally. The feature will
Jan 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Surveillance Financial institutions are being targeted by a new version of Android malware called SpyNote at least since October 2022. “The reason behind this increase is that the developer of the spyware, who was previously selling it to other actors, made the source code public,” ThreatFabric said in a
Oppo has announced the timeline for the global rollout of Android 13-based ColorOS 13 update for Q1 2023. The Chinese smartphone company will be offering the latest OS update to smartphones including the Oppo Find X2 Pro, Find X2, Find X2 Pro Lamborghini Edition, Find X2 League of Legends Edition, and others. The company is
Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn’t a drought or a sudden surge in the demand for avocados. Rather, the reason was a ransomware attack. In the past years, companies, universities, schools, medical facilities and other organizations
Letv announced that it will soon be launching the Letv S1 Pro in China. It will be an affordable 5G smartphone that will be powered by the Huben T7510 SoC, which is a domestically developed chip that is said to offer similar performance as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series chipsets. However, the most notable aspect
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security Qualcomm on Tuesday released patches to address multiple security flaws in its chipsets, some of which could be exploited to cause information disclosure and memory corruption. The five vulnerabilities — tracked from CVE-2022-40516 through CVE-2022-40520 — also impact Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptops, prompting the Chinese PC maker to issue BIOS