Xiaomi 12 has begun receiving an update to MIUI 14 based on Android 13, according to a report. The company’s latest update to its software interface, MIUI 14, was unveiled at a virtual event last month where the company also launched the flagship Xiaomi 13 series. At the time, the Chinese tech giant announced its
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Jan 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Cyber Threat A “large and resilient infrastructure” comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain “uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before downloading the payload hosted
Poco C55 could launch in India soon. The phone has reportedly been spotted on the IMDA listing hinting at its imminent launch. While the IMDA listing does not give many details about the specifications of the purported POCO C55, it suggests support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The handset is said to be a rebranded
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Bug Report Cisco has warned of two security vulnerabilities affecting end-of-life (EoL) Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers that it said will not be fixed, even as it acknowledged the public availability of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. The issues are rooted in the router’s web-based management interface, enabling
Google Pixel 7 users had earlier complained of problems with the devices and the material being defective. Several users have now newer complaints on a functional level. The video call quality on Pixel 7 phones is reportedly very poor. During video calls across multiple apps, including Google Meet, the video quality is said to be
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Safety Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million (about $5.4 million) by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. “Users of ‘tiktok[.]com’ could not refuse
Lenovo Tab P11 5G has been launched in India on Friday. This is the first premium 5G tablet from the company which supports sub-6GHz 5G networks. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC, paired with Adreno 619 GPU. This Lenovo tablet sports an 11-inch 2K IPS touchscreen with 400 nits of brightness. As
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Patch Management A majority of internet-exposed Cacti servers have not been patched against a recently patched critical security vulnerability that has come under active exploitation in the wild. That’s according to attack surface management platform Censys, which found only 26 out of a total of 6,427 servers to be
Infinix has confirmed the launch of three new products — a revamped Infinix Zero 5G 2023, Infinix Note 12i, and ZeroBook Ultra — in India. The devices are said to arrive by the end of this month. Infinix Zero 5G, which was launched globally in December 2022 with a Dimensity 1080 SoC, will come to
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevOps / Data Security DevOps platform CircleCI on Friday disclosed that unidentified threat actors compromised an employee’s laptop and leveraged malware to steal their two-factor authentication-backed credentials to breach the company’s systems and data last month. The CI/CD service CircleCI said the “sophisticated attack” took place on December 16, 2022, and that
Samsung Galaxy S23 series, speculated to launch at the Galaxy Unpacked event scheduled for February 1, is being subjected to numerous tips and rumours. With about two weeks to go for the official launch, the design of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus models from the South Korean conglomerate’s next-generation flagship
Jan 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananVPN / Surveillanceware Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses “components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized
Google on Friday hit out at the competition regulator for slapping penalties for alleged abuse of its dominant position, saying the orders strike a blow at the effort to accelerate digital adoption in India and will lead to higher prices. Failing to secure an interim relief on more than Rs. 2,200 crore fine imposed by
Jan 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Detection Remote access trojans such as StrRAT and Ratty are being distributed as a combination of polyglot and malicious Java archive (JAR) files, once again highlighting how threat actors are continuously finding new ways to fly under the radar. “Attackers now use the polyglot technique to confuse security
Honor Magic 5 has reportedly been spotted on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) certification website. The listing suggests that the upcoming Honor Magic 5 series of smartphones could make its way to consumers soon. It also appears to suggest some key specifications of the Honor Magic 5, which is tipped to debut
Jan 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananActive Directory / Malware A recent IcedID malware attack enabled the threat actor to compromise the Active Directory domain of an unnamed target less than 24 hours after gaining initial access. “Throughout the attack, the attacker followed a routine of recon commands, credential theft, lateral movement by abusing Windows protocols, and executing
iQoo 11 5G is now on sale in India exclusively for Amazon Prime members. The new iQoo smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will be available for all buyers starting Friday, January 13 at 12pm IST. The handset launched earlier this week in two colour options. The iQoo 11 5G features
Jan 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Data Safety Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that, if successfully exploited, could have made it possible to siphon files containing confidential data. “The issue arose from the way the browser interacted with symlinks when processing files and directories,” Imperva researcher Ron
Amazon Great Republic Day sale 2023 dates have been announced. The online marketplace will run its special discount sale from January 15 to January 20 this year. Amazon Prime members will get early access to the sale. Amazon’s Great Republic Day sale promises discounts on smartphones, accessories, laptops, Amazon devices, and other electronics. Amazon has
Jan 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware A new analysis of Raspberry Robin’s attack infrastructure has revealed that it’s possible for other threat actors to repurpose the infections for their own malicious activities, making it an even more potent threat. Raspberry Robin (aka QNAP worm), attributed to a threat actor dubbed DEV-0856, is malware that