Technology

Dec 08, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Mobile Network A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of the 14 flaws – collectively called 5Ghoul (a combination

Infinix Hot 40, Infinix Hot 40 Pro, and Infinix Hot 40i have been launched in select global markets. The Infinix Hot 40 series smartphones house 5,000mAh batteries and get 32-megapixel selfie cameras. The Infinix Hot 40 runs on the MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, while the Infinix Hot 40 Pro is powered by a MediaTek Helio

Dec 08, 2023The Hacker NewsCryptocurrency / Cyber Crime The Russian founder of the now-defunct Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty, nearly 11 months after he was arrested in Miami earlier this year. Anatoly Legkodymov (aka Anatolii Legkodymov, Gandalf, and Tolik), according to the U.S. Justice Department, admitted to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that enabled

Infinix Smart 8 HD was launched in India on Friday as a follow-up to the Infinix Smart 7 HD. The new budget-friendly smartphone comes in three colour options and a single 3GB RAM + 64GB storage option. The Infinix Smart 8 HD has a pill-shaped Magic Ring feature on its display that shows animations and

Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as COLDRIVER has continued to engage in credential theft activities against entities that are of strategic interests to Russia while simultaneously improving its detection evasion capabilities. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking under the cluster as Star Blizzard (formerly SEABORGIUM). It’s

Nubia Z60 Ultra is confirmed to launch in China in the coming days. The phone will succeed the Nubia Z50 Ultra, which was launched in China in March with a 16-megapixel under-display front camera, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and a 5,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. Several details about the upcoming handset recently surfaced

Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware / Security Breach A previously unknown Linux remote access trojan called Krasue has been observed targeting telecom companies in Thailand by threat actors to main covert access to victim networks at lease since 2021. Named after a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore, the malware is “able to conceal

Honor has launched a number of smartphones over the past few weeks. On November 23, the Honor 100 series was unveiled in China. It included a base Honor 100 and the Honor 100 Pro. Soon after, the Honor X7b and Honor Magic 6 Lite 5G were launched in quick succession of one another. However, the

Dec 06, 2023NewsroomAccess Management / Cloud Security Threat actors can take advantage of Amazon Web Services Security Token Service (AWS STS) as a way to infiltrate cloud accounts and conduct follow-on attacks. The service enables threat actors to impersonate user identities and roles in cloud environments, Red Canary researchers Thomas Gardner and Cody Betsworth said

Android smartphones are at risk of malicious loan apps that were downloaded several million times from the Google Play store, according to details shared by security researchers. As many as 18 apps identified as ‘SpyLoan‘ malware were spotted on the store over the course of this year. These predatory lending apps are designed to collect

Global shipments of wearables grew 2.6 percent year over year during the third quarter of 2023, according to a recent report. The global shipments of wearable devices reached an all-time high in the quarter. Shipment volumes in Q3 2023 surpassed that of the volumes recorded in Q3 2022 and Q3 2021. The growth is said

Dec 05, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Spyware A new “post-exploitation tampering technique” can be abused by malicious actors to visually deceive a target into believing that their Apple iPhone is running in Lockdown Mode when it’s actually not and carry out covert attacks. The novel method, detailed by Jamf Threat Labs in a report shared with

Poco C65, the successor to the Poco C55, was launched globally in November this year. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W wired fast charging via a micro USB port. It is equipped with a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit and

Dec 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Analysis A previously undocumented threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an aerospace organization in the U.S. as part of what’s suspected to be a cyber espionage mission. The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team is tracking the activity cluster as AeroBlade. Its origin is currently

Realme GT 5 Pro is set to launch in China on December 7. The phone is said to join the Realme GT 5 lineup, the base model of which was launched earlier this year in August with two charging variants. The Pro model is likely to come with upgraded specifications. The base model is powered

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomEncryption / Technology New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic’s forward secrecy and future secrecy guarantees, resulting in adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) scenarios between two already connected peers. The issues, collectively named BLUFFS, impact Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4. They are tracked under the identifier CVE-2023-24023 (CVSS score: 6.8) and

Samsung Galaxy S24 series hasn’t even been announced yet, but we’re already seeing early rumours about its successor — Galaxy S25 series. Samsung’s Galaxy S series phones in 2025 are expected to come with new camera hardware, according to a tipster. The regular Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ are tipped to drop Samsung’s ISOCELL sensors

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image parsing libraries embedded into the firmware. The shortcomings, collectively labeled LogoFAIL by Binarly, “can be used by threat actors to deliver a malicious payload

Nothing Phone 2 was launched in India in July this year as the second smartphone offering from the UK brand. Now, six months after the launch, the UK-based startup led by Carl Pei has announced a big price cut on the phone. The handset is now available from Flipkart at Rs. 39,999 for the base 8GB

Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor has been attributed to a malicious campaign that targets the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and South Korean users with a remote access trojan called SugarGh0st RAT. The activity, which commenced no later than August 2023, leverages two different infection sequences to deliver the