iQoo U5x has been launched in China. The new budget 4G smartphone from iQoo is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset and features a 5,000mAh battery that supports 10W charging. iQoo U5x boots Android 11-based Origin OS out-of-the-box and sports a dual camera setup on the back. The new handset from the Chinese company
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday moved to add Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to the “Covered List” of companies that pose an “unacceptable risk to the national security” of the country. The development marks the first time a Russian entity has been added to the list that’s been otherwise dominated by Chinese
Samsung Galaxy M33 5G India launch will take place on April 2 at 12pm IST. The launch date has been confirmed via an Amazon microsite dedicated to the midrange offering from the South Korean tech giant. The handset will be powered by a 5nm octa-core processor and pack a 6,000mAh battery with support for 25W
The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy sector in the U.S. and beyond. “The [Federal Security Service] conducted a multi-stage campaign in which they gained remote access to U.S. and international Energy Sector networks, deployed
Samsung Galaxy A13 and Samsung Galaxy A23 were silently launched in India on Friday. The 4G-enabled smartphones are the successors to the Samsung Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A22, and are equipped with octa-core processors as well as 6.6-inch displays. The Samsung Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 both pack 5,000mAh batteries. Both handsets feature 50-megapixel quad
Researchers have blown the lid off a sophisticated malicious scheme primarily targeting Chinese users via copycat apps on Android and iOS that mimic legitimate digital wallet services to siphon cryptocurrency funds. “These malicious apps were able to steal victims’ secret seed phrases by impersonating Coinbase, imToken, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Bitpie, TokenPocket, or OneKey,” said Lukáš
Infinix Smart 6 Plus was recently launched in Nigeria as the latest addition to the company’s affordable Infinix Smart 6 series comprised of the Infinix Smart 6 and Infinix Smart 6 4G. The smartphone sports a similar design as the the Infinix Smart 6 that made its debut in October last year, with an updated
A 23-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. and added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Cyber Most Wanted List for his alleged role as the administrator of Marketplace A, a cyber crime forum that sold stolen login credentials, personal information, and credit card data. Igor Dekhtyarchuk, who first appeared in hacker
Itel Vision 3 smartphone has been launched in India. It is a budget offering that is packed with features not often seen in the sub- Rs. 8K segment. The Vision 3 is equipped with a 5,000mAh AI battery that supports reverse charging and 18W fast charging. The handset has a 6.6-inch HD+ IPS display with
Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$ extortion gang to remotely take over an internal account belonging to a customer support engineer. The company added that 366 corporate customers, or about 2.5% of its customer
Samsung could be working on a third foldable smartphone lineup, according to a new report. The South Korean tech giant currently offers Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold foldable handsets, and the latest models in the series — the Samsing Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 — were launched in
A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Mustang Panda has been linked to an ongoing cyberespionage campaign using a previously undocumented variant of the PlugX remote access trojan on infected machines. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET dubbed the new version Hodur, owing to its resemblance to another PlugX (aka Korplug) variant called THOR that came
Nothing Phone 1 is set to launch in India in the third quarter of 2022, the company owned by OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei has confirmed after much anticipation and rumours. The smartphone will come with a custom Android version that the company calls Nothing OS. Pei hosted a virtual keynote where he revealed the plans
With a career history in the Event Planning and Entertainment industries, Wendy Dahl was the perfect choice as Chief Growth Officer for Covid Clinic. Her role encompasses expanding the organization’s reach to patients in the community at large. Dahl previously worked as an advertising analyst and media buyer for Western Dental where she worked with
Researchers have disclosed details of a newly discovered macOS variant of a malware implant developed by a Chinese espionage threat actor known to strike attack organizations across Asia. Attributing the attacks to a group tracked as Storm Cloud, cybersecurity firm Volexity characterized the new malware, dubbed Gimmick, a “feature-rich, multi-platform malware family that uses public
WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users. With the latest functionality, both Android and iOS users can use their WhatsApp accounts on different devices simultaneously to send and receive messages on the app, even when their phones don’t have active Internet access. The feature has been in beta for quite
Microsoft and authentication services provider Okta said they are investigating claims of a potential breach alleged by the LAPSUS$ extortionist gang. The development, which was first reported by Vice and Reuters, comes after the cyber criminal group posted screenshots and source code of what it said were the companies’ internal projects and systems on its
The Realme 9 5G and the Realme 9 5G Speed Edition are new additions to the 9 series. These launches are a little surprising since the company has launched three other smartphones in the same series over the past two months. The Realme 9 Series spans a wider price range than previous generations, with a lot
Five new security weaknesses have been disclosed in Dell BIOS that, if successfully exploited, could lead to code execution on vulnerable systems, joining the likes of firmware vulnerabilities recently uncovered in Insyde Software’s InsydeH2O and HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). Tracked as CVE-2022-24415, CVE-2022-24416, CVE-2022-24419, CVE-2022-24420, and CVE-2022-24421, the high-severity vulnerabilities are rated 8.2
Realme Narzo 50A Prime has been launched in Indonesia. The new smartphone sports a 6.6-inch full-HD+ display that offers 600 nits of peak brightness. Realme Narzo 50A Prime is powered by a Unisoc T612 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage. The smartphone features an AI triple rear camera