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Change is a part of life, and nothing stays the same for too long, even with hacking groups, which are at their most dangerous when working in complete silence. The notorious REvil ransomware gang, linked to the infamous JBS and Kaseya, has resurfaced three months after the arrest of its members in Russia. The Russian

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra could sell more than any model in comparison with the last four Galaxy Note lineup in its first year after its launch, as per a report. The number of units of the phone sold could reach the 11 million mark in its first 12 months in the market. The smartphone was

The Cyber Police of Ukraine last week disclosed that it apprehended nine members of a criminal gang that embezzled 100 million hryvnias via hundreds of phishing sites that claimed to offer financial assistance to Ukrainian citizens as part of a campaign aimed at capitalizing on the ongoing conflict. “Criminals created more than 400 phishing links

Redmi has announced the launch of the K series smartphone in India. It was confirmed via a tweet by the company, citing that “Redmi K IsBack”. It can be speculated through the tweet that the company is now gearing up to launch Redmi K50i in India. Recently, it was also reportedly spotted on the Bureau

Vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform HackerOne on Friday disclosed that a former employee at the firm improperly accessed security reports submitted to it for personal gain. “The person anonymously disclosed this vulnerability information outside the HackerOne platform with the goal of claiming additional bounties,” it said. “In under 24 hours, we worked quickly to

While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is (meant to be) totally impervious to water. Last week, Samsung Australia was fined A$14 million (roughly Rs. 76 crores) by the Australian Federal

Amazon, in December 2021, patched a high severity vulnerability affecting its Photos app for Android that could have been exploited to steal a user’s access tokens. “The Amazon access token is used to authenticate the user across multiple Amazon APIs, some of which contain personal data such as full name, email, and address,” Checkmarx researchers

Oppo Reno 8 series India launch was recently teased, and alongside, the launch date was tipped as July 21. Now, the expected prices, the storage variants, and the colour options of the Reno 8 Pro and Reno 8 have been tipped online. Both the smartphones are expected to launch in India in two colour options

Fixing indirect vulnerabilities is one of those complex, tedious and, quite frankly, boring tasks that no one really wants to touch. No one except for Debricked, it seems. Sure, there are lots of ways to do it manually, but can it be done automatically with minimal risk of breaking changes? The Debricked team decided to

Asus ROG Phone 6 is all set to hit the Indian market on July 5, the Taiwan-based company confirmed on Saturday. The new gaming-focussed phone will be unveiled in the country alongside the global launch event and the virtual event will be held on Asus’ official YouTube channel. The Asus ROG Phone 6 is teased

Google on Thursday announced a slew of improvements to its password manager service aimed at creating a more consistent look and feel across different platforms. Central to the changes is a “simplified and unified management experience that’s the same in Chrome and Android settings,” Ali Sarraf, Google Chrome product manager, said in a blog post.

Nothing Phone 1 is all set to launch globally on July 12. Just days before the formal debut, a purported official TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) case for the smartphone has been leaked online suggesting the design. The case comes in a black shade with a semitransparent design and it has cut-outs for the speaker and cameras.

Following heightened worries that U.S. users’ data had been accessed by TikTok engineers in China between September 2021 and January 2022, the company sought to assuage U.S. lawmakers that it’s taking steps to “strengthen data security.” The admission that some China-based employees can access information from U.S. users came in a letter sent to nine

Smartphone sales globally have slipped below the 100-million mark in May 2022, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Service. The research said that the global market sales of smartphones have dropped 4 percent month-on-month (MoM) and 10 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May this year, marking the second consecutive drop in MoM sales and 11th consecutive

Microsoft has detailed the evolving capabilities of toll fraud malware apps on Android, pointing out its “complex multi-step attack flow” and an improved mechanism to evade security analysis. Toll fraud belongs to a category of billing fraud wherein malicious mobile applications come with hidden subscription fees, roping in unsuspecting users to premium content without their

OnePlus 10RT may launch in India soon, if the latest report is to be believed. The smartphone is said to have been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification database. Citing a tipster, the report also detailed some specifications of the smartphone. The camera specifications of the OnePlus 10RT were earlier tipped with

A newly discovered malware has been put to use in the wild at least since March 2021 to backdoor Microsoft Exchange servers belonging to a wide range of entities worldwide, with infections lingering in 20 organizations as of June 2022. Dubbed SessionManager, the malicious tool masquerades as a module for Internet Information Services (IIS), a

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) claims it has crossed 100 million registered users in India. Developed by South Korean company Krafton, the free-to-play battle royale game was released for the public in July last year. Since then, the game has received constant updates with new features. The popular PUBG Mobile which was banned in the country

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday disclosed it had acted to block as many as 36 malicious domains operated by hack-for-hire groups from India, Russia, and the U.A.E. In a manner analogous to the surveillanceware ecosystem, hack-for-hire firms equip their clients with capabilities to enable targeted attacks aimed at corporates as well as activists,

Google has announced a new update for the Google Password Manager that will now allow users to manually add password on Chrome and Android. The new update will also provide a consistent and unified user interface experience on Chrome as well as Android. Users can now add a Google Password Manager shortcut on the home