iQoo Neo 7 Racing Edition has been launched in China on Thursday. The new smartphone by the Vivo sub-brand is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and offers similar specifications as the vanilla iQoo Neo 7. There are, however, some differences. The iQoo Neo 7 Racing Edition features a hole-punch display with up
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Dec 29, 2022Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Citrix Thousands of Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway endpoints remain vulnerable to two critical security flaws disclosed by the company over the last few months. The issues in question are CVE-2022-27510 and CVE-2022-27518 (CVSS scores: 9.8), which were addressed by the virtualization services provider on November 8
Made-in-India smartphone shipments have reportedly declined by 8 percent in Q3 2022 compared to Q3 2021 to reach 52 million units. The fallen consumer demands and market uncertainties have impacted the shipments, according to a survey conducted by market research firm Counterpoint Research. While Oppo topped the Made in India smartphone shipments in Q3 with
Dec 28, 2022Ravie LakshmananMalware / Windows Security Microsoft’s decision to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default for Office files downloaded from the internet has led many threat actors to improvise their attack chains in recent months. Now according to Cisco Talos, advanced persistent threat (APT) actors and commodity malware families alike are
Samsung is reportedly testing its next major OS update for One UI 5.1. The smartphone manufacturer has been spotted testing the new OS update on the models of the Galaxy S22 series — Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. However, Galaxy S23 series is speculated to be the first lineup to get
Dec 28, 2022Ravie LakshmananBlockchain / Android Malware Decentralized multi-chain crypto wallet BitKeep on Wednesday confirmed a cyberattack that allowed threat actors to distribute fraudulent versions of its Android app with the goal of stealing users’ digital currencies. “With maliciously implanted code, the altered APK led to the leak of user’s private keys and enabled the
Samsung Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54 designs may have been leaked via alleged case renders. The renders indicate the front and back of the Galaxy A series smartphones and hint at the presence of a waterdrop-style display as well as a triple rear camera setup. Renders show a design that other leaks have been suggesting
Dec 27, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Windows Security BlueNoroff, a subcluster of the notorious Lazarus Group, has been observed adopting new techniques into its playbook that enable it to bypass Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) protections. This includes the use of optical disk image (.ISO extension) and virtual hard disk (.VHD extension) file formats
Samsung Galaxy A13 is reportedly getting the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update in several Asian and European countries. The budget smartphone from Samsung was launched with Android 12-based One UI 4.1 skin on top earlier this year in March. Now, the handset is said to be getting its first OS update in the form
Dec 27, 2022Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. The legal dispute sprang up in response to revelations that the social media giant allowed third-party apps such as those, including Cambridge Analytica
Honor X9a is set to debut in Malaysia on January 4 next year. The Chinese tech giant has revealed that this smartphone will feature a curved AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. This upcoming Honor smartphone has now been listed on the company’s Saudi Arabia site ahead of its official launch. This listing has
Dec 26, 2022Ravie LakshmananReverse Engineering Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a wide variety of techniques adopted by an advanced malware downloader called GuLoader to evade security software. “New shellcode anti-analysis technique attempts to thwart researchers and hostile environments by scanning entire process memory for any virtual machine (VM)-related strings,” CrowdStrike researchers Sarang Sonawane and Donato Onofri
OnePlus Ace 2 is believed to be in the works and could launch soon. This mid-range smartphone is expected to be rebranded as the OnePlus 11R for the global market. The Shenzhen-based company has already announced that the OnePlus 11 will be unveiled in China on January 4. A notable tipster has now shared the
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPassword Management / Data Breach The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company. The popular password management service on Thursday revealed that malicious actors obtained a trove of personal information belonging to its customers that include their encrypted password vaults by using
Redmi Note 12 5G is confirmed to make its India debut on January 5. Ahead of the launch, a dedicated microsite on Amazon has started teasing the specifications of the new Redmi Note 12 series smartphone. The Indian variant of Redmi Note 12 5G will have a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, as per the
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security France’s privacy watchdog has imposed a €60 million ($63.88 million) fine against Microsoft’s Ireland subsidiary for dropping advertising cookies in users’ computers without their explicit consent in violation of data protection laws in the European Union. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) noted that users
Google has challenged a CCI order on the tech giant abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem, saying the verdict is a setback for Indian users and will make such devices more expensive in the country. The Competition Commission had slapped a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google
Dec 23, 2022The Hacker NewsIncident Response / XDR Platform Tis the season for security and IT teams to send out that company-wide email: “No, our CEO does NOT want you to buy gift cards.” As much of the workforce signs off for the holidays, hackers are stepping up their game. We’ll no doubt see an
Moto E13 smartphone from Motorola has reportedly been subjected to a render leak that seems to suggest the upcoming entry-level smartphone’s basic design and camera details. The smartphone, which was earlier tipped to be powered by an Unisoc T606 SoC while running on Android 13 out-of-the-box, has now reportedly been spotted in a beige colour
Dec 24, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Threat actors have published yet another round of malicious packages to Python Package Index (PyPI) with the goal of delivering information-stealing malware on compromised developer machines. Interestingly, while the malware goes by a variety of names like ANGEL Stealer, Celestial Stealer, Fade Stealer, Leaf $tealer, PURE Stealer,