Technology

May 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Safety / Cloud Security A new security flaw has been disclosed in the Google Cloud Platform’s (GCP) Cloud SQL service that could be potentially exploited to obtain access to confidential data. “The vulnerability could have enabled a malicious actor to escalate from a basic Cloud SQL user to a full-fledged sysadmin

Realme 11 Pro 5G series is confirmed to debut in India in June. Realme is yet to confirm the exact launch date, but ahead of it, an Indian tipster claims that the Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+ will go official in the second week of June alongside the Realme Buds Air 5 Pro

May 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananICS/SCADA Security A new strain of malicious software that’s engineered to penetrate and disrupt critical systems in industrial environments has been unearthed. Google-owned threat intelligence firm Mandiant dubbed the malware COSMICENERGY, adding it was uploaded to a public malware scanning utility in December 2021 by a submitter in Russia. There is no

Xiaomi 13 Ultra was released in China earlier in April this year. The phone is expected to launch in Europe soon. It is powered by Qualcomm’s latest and fastest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 90W wired and 50W wireless fast charging support. The phone running MIUI 14 sports a

May 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananGaming / Server Security A new botnet called Dark Frost has been observed launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. “The Dark Frost botnet, modeled after Gafgyt, QBot, Mirai, and other malware strains, has expanded to encompass hundreds of compromised devices,” Akamai security researcher Allen West said in a new

The Motorola Edge 40 is the first smartphone in the new Edge series to launch in India. It packs premium hardware while being priced very aggressively in the upper mid-range segment. Motorola calls the Edge 40 a ‘flagship killer’ and at Rs. 29,999, it offers many best-in-class features. Is the Edge 40 the real deal?

May 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Endpoint Security The Iranian threat actor known as Agrius is leveraging a new ransomware strain called Moneybird in its attacks targeting Israeli organizations. Agrius, also known as Pink Sandstorm (formerly Americium), has a track record of staging destructive data-wiping attacks aimed at Israel under the guise of ransomware infections. Microsoft

Tecno Camon 20 series — comprising the Tecno Camon 20 and Camon 20 Pro 5G — will be launched in India on May 27. The company has revealed the specifications and features of both handsets, days ahead of their debut in the country. The Tecno Camon 20 series will be powered by MediaTek chipsets paired with

May 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Web Security At least eight websites associated with shipping, logistics, and financial services companies in Israel were targeted as part of a watering hole attack. Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company ClearSky attributed the attacks with low confidence to an Iranian threat actor tracked as Tortoiseshell, which is also called Crimson

Vivo S17 series — comprising the Vivo S17 and Vivo 17 Pro — launch date has reportedly been revealed by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer. The design of the handsets has also been teased ahead of their debut in China next week. Meanwhile, the Vivo S17e that was recently launched by the company is up for

May 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Server Security The infamous Lazarus Group actor has been targeting vulnerable versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers as an initial breach route to deploy malware on targeted systems. The findings come from the AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC), which detailed the advanced persistent threat’s (APT) continued

Tecno Camon 20 with MediaTek Helio G85 SoC was unveiled in Nigeria in the  first week of May alongside the Camon 20 Pro and Camon 20 Pro 5G smartphones. Now, the brand owned by China’s Transsion Holdings is all set to launch the Tecno Camon 20 series in the Indian market. The lineup is confirmed

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / APT Government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia are the target of a new advanced persistent threat actor named GoldenJackal. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been keeping tabs on the group’s activities since mid-2020, characterized the adversary as both capable and stealthy. The targeting

iQoo Neo 8 series was launched in China on Tuesday. The series includes the base iQoo Neo 8 and the iQoo Neo 8 Pro variants. The handsets are offered in three colour variants. The smartphones sport 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED displays with 144Hz refresh rate. They run Android 13 OS with Origin OS 3.0 on top.

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the social media giant has been

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is confirmed to launch globally on June 1 and will reportedly carry the Motorola Razr+ moniker in the US. The upcoming clamshell foldable smartphone is expected to succeed the Moto Razr 2022, which was released in August last year. It is likely to feature a considerably larger outer display than its

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cloud Security A financially motivated threat actor of Indonesian origin has been observed leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances to carry out illicit crypto mining operations. Cloud security company’s Permiso P0 Labs, which first detected the group in November 2021, has assigned it the moniker GUI-vil

Oppo Reno 10 series — comprising the Oppo Reno 10, Reno 10 Pro, and Reno 10 Pro+ 5G — is set to make its debut in China later this week. Ahead of the launch of the three phones, a tipster has leaked renders of the upcoming Reno 10 series of smartphones, giving enthusiasts and customers an idea of

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Exploit A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the KeePass password manager that could be exploited to recover a victim’s master password in cleartext under specific circumstances. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-32784, impacts KeePass versions 2.x for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and is expected

Vivo V29 Lite is reportedly in the works. The handset is speculated to debut soon in the global market as well as in India. While the company is yet to reveal anything about the purported smartphone, a tipster has leaked some of the key details of the smartphone, including the display and the camera specifications.