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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launch seems to be just around the corner as a purported quick start guide of the unannounced phone has appeared on the Web, just days after its user manual. The quick start guide shows some of the primary details about Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and gives us a glimpse of its

A recent wave of spear-phishing campaigns leveraged weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript implant, against a point-of-sale (PoS) service provider located in the U.S. The attacks, which are believed to have taken place between late June to late July 2021, have been attributed with

Samsung Galaxy M22 launch could be imminent as its support page has reportedly surfaced online. The support page doesn’t mention much information apart from the model number for the upcoming smartphone. The Samsung smartphone is expected to be powered by a MediaTek Helio G80 SoC that could be paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about a new malware family that relies on the Common Log File System (CLFS) to hide a second-stage payload in registry transaction files in an attempt to evade detection mechanisms. FireEye’s Mandiant Advanced Practices team, which made the discovery, dubbed the malware PRIVATELOG, and its installer, STASHLOG. Specifics about the

iPhone’s market share fell from second to fourth place globally in the second quarter of 2021, according to a report by market research firm TrendForce. The significant fall in the market share, when compared to that of Q1 2021, is a result of a decline in iPhone production. It also comes just ahead of the

Microsoft’s Active Directory is said to be used by 95% of Fortune 500. As a result, it is a prime target for attackers as they look to gain access to credentials in the organization, as compromised credentials provide one of the easiest ways for hackers to access your data. A key authentication technology that underpins

Redmi 10 Prime is all set to launch in India today, alongside new Redmi branded true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. The Xiaomi launch event will be livestreamed on YouTube. Ahead of the launch, the Chinese electronics giant has revealed several details about the smartphone and earbuds. Most recently, the company announced the Redmi 10 Prime

A set of new security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in commercial Bluetooth stacks that could enable an adversary to execute arbitrary code and, worse, crash the devices via denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Collectively dubbed “BrakTooth” (referring to the Norwegian word “Brak” which translates to “crash”), the 16 security weaknesses span across 13 Bluetooth chipsets from 11

WhatsApp has patched a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from the app’s memory, including private messages using a specially crafted image. The vulnerability was reported to WhatsApp by cybersecurity firm Check Point Research, and it existed within the image filter function of WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Business for Android

Threat actors are capitalizing on the growing popularity of proxyware platforms like Honeygain and Nanowire to monetize their own malware campaigns, once again illustrating how attackers are quick to repurpose and weaponize legitimate platforms to their advantage. “Malware is currently leveraging these platforms to monetize the internet bandwidth of victims, similar to how malicious cryptocurrency

Vivo X70 Pro+ camera details have been leaked following the official teaser shared by Vivo. The Vivo X70 series is expected to include three phones, namely, Vivo X70, Vivo X70 Pro, and the Vivo X70 Pro+. The series is set to launch September 9 as a successor to the Vivo X60 series from December last

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details about a zero-click security vulnerability in Linphone Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) stack that could be remotely exploited without any action from a victim to crash the SIP client and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Tracked as CVE-2021-33056 (CVSS score: 7.5), the issue concerns a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in

Realme 9 series, Realme 8i, and Realme 8s are expected to launch in India soon. According to a tipster, all three smartphones will be unveiled in the market by the end of next month. The Realme 8s is expected to come with a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC while the Realme 8i is expected to come

A group of academics has proposed a machine learning approach that uses authentic interactions between devices in Bluetooth networks as a foundation to handle device-to-device authentication reliably. Called “Verification of Interaction Authenticity” (aka VIA), the recurring authentication scheme aims to solve the problem of passive, continuous authentication and automatic deauthentication once two devices are paired

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is reportedly getting a new update based on One UI 3.1.1. The latest One UI update is bundled with the August 2021 Android security patch. The update is said to come with new features and some improvements. One UI 3.1.1 was released alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z

New vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortress S03 Wi-Fi Home Security System that could be potentially abused by a malicious party to gain unauthorized access with an aim to alter system behavior, including disarming the devices without the victim’s knowledge. The two unpatched issues, tracked under the identifiers CVE-2021-39276 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2021-39277 (CVSS

Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max have got a new Dark Nebula colour variant in India. The two phones were launched in India in March and initially came in three colours. The new Dark Nebula adds to the options and fits within the bluish-purple space theme that Xiaomi is going for

Forget watercooler conspiracies or boardroom battles. There’s a new war in the office. As companies nudge their staff to return to communal workspaces, many workers don’t actually want to – more than 50 percent of employees would rather quit, according to research by EY. While HR teams worry over the hearts and minds of staff,

Xiaomi 12, the anticipated next-gen flagship from the company, is reported to be in the works. The phone will integrate premium specifications and a fresh leak hint at the camera specifications. Xiaomi 12 is reported to integrate three 50-megapixel sensors for the rear camera setup. It is also tipped to include a 5x periscope setup

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol or SMTP has easily exploitable security loopholes. Email routing protocols were designed in a time when cryptographic technology was at a nascent stage (e.g., the de-facto protocol for email transfer, SMTP, is nearly 40 years old now), and therefore security was not an important consideration. As a result, in most email