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Mar 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking News The Cyber Police of Ukraine, in collaboration with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a cybercriminal gang that set up phishing sites to target European users. Two of the apprehended affiliates are believed to be organizers, with 10 others detained in other territories

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE was reportedly going to launch later this year. The South Korean tech giant was expected to announce the Galaxy S23 FE device after the company launched the Galaxy S23 earlier this year. The Galaxy S23 series includes a base, a pro and an ultra model. There has previously been reports about

Apr 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Cyber Threat Unknown threat actors are actively exploiting a recently patched security vulnerability in the Elementor Pro website builder plugin for WordPress. The flaw, described as a case of broken access control, impacts versions 3.11.6 and earlier. It was addressed by the plugin maintainers in version 3.11.7 released on

Nokia, earlier this year, changed its logo to a more modern minimalistic design, after many years of sporting a familiar logo. The brand has recently launched several smartphones, including Nokia C32, Nokia C22, Nokia G22, Nokia C12 and Nokia C12 Pro. Now, Nokia has announced Pure UI, a new user interface for its forthcoming B2B

Apr 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananAzure / Active Directory Microsoft has patched a misconfiguration issue impacting the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service that exposed several “high-impact” applications to unauthorized access. “One of these apps is a content management system (CMS) that powers Bing.com and allowed us to not only modify search results, but

Motorola Razr Plus 2023 is expected to hit the market soon. A top Lenovo executive confirmed a few weeks ago at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 that the company is working on the next generation of Razr smartphones. An earlier report suggested that the brand may launch a foldable smartphone with the Motorola Razr

Apr 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Vulnerability Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2021-35394 (CVSS score: 9.8) to deliver MooBot and ShellBot (aka PerlBot), Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in

General Motors plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems allow users to mirror their smartphone screens in a vehicle’s dashboard display. GM‘s decision

Mar 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / APT The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Winter Vivern is now targeting officials in Europe and the U.S. as part of an ongoing cyber espionage campaign. “TA473 since at least February 2023 has continuously leveraged an unpatched Zimbra vulnerability in publicly facing webmail portals that allows them

Redmi Note 12 5G launched earlier this year in India alongside the Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G and the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G smartphones. The model then launched in three colour options and was available for purchase in two storage configuration options. After launching the Redmi Note 12 4G in the Indian market, Redmi

Mar 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware A Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group tracked as RedGolf has been attributed to the use of a custom Windows and Linux backdoor called KEYPLUG. “RedGolf is a particularly prolific Chinese state-sponsored threat actor group that has likely been active for many years against a wide range of industries

Infinix recently launched the Infinix Hot 30i in India and it’s now all set to unveil a new member of the series in Thailand. The company will be launching the Infinix Hot 30 in Thailand tomorrow i.e, March 31. Infinix has confirmed the launch on its Thailand website. It has also been teasing the design

Mar 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Azure Service Fabric Explorer (SFX) that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-23383 (CVSS score: 8.2), the issue has been dubbed “Super FabriXss” by Orca Security, a nod to the FabriXss flaw (CVE-2022-35829, CVSS score: 6.2) that

Motorola is reportedly planning to launch the Moto G Stylus (2023) in the coming months. The phone will debut as a successor to the Moto G Stylus 2022 which was launched last year. The upcoming phone has recently appeared on the internet with the codename “Geneva.” Also, its design renders have been leaked by a

Mar 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security 3CX said it’s working on a software update for its desktop app after multiple cybersecurity vendors sounded the alarm on what appears to be an active supply chain attack that’s using digitally signed and rigged installers of the popular voice and video conferencing software to target downstream

Realme has confirmed to launch of Realme GT Neo 5 SE with 100W fast charging and a 5,500 mAh battery. The phone will debut on April 3 in China. With its launch less than a week away, the phone’s specifications have already been teased by the company on its official Weibo page. The phone will

Mar 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Mobile Security A number of zero-day vulnerabilities that were addressed last year were exploited by commercial spyware vendors to target Android and iOS devices, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed. The two distinct campaigns were both limited and highly targeted, taking advantage of the patch gap between the release

Samsung Galaxy A24 has been officially confirmed to launch in Turkey. The South Korean tech giant is expanding its A-series of Galaxy smartphone devices. The company recently launched the Galaxy A14, Galaxy A34 5G, and Galaxy A54 5G smartphones. Before any official confirmation, the Galaxy A24 4G was spotted on several certification websites and databases,

Mar 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Espionage A new North Korean nation-state cyber operator has been attributed to a series of campaigns orchestrated to gather strategic intelligence that aligns with Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests since 2018. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the activity cluster under the moniker APT43, said the group’s motives are both espionage- and

OnePlus is all set to launch the successor to Nord CE 2 Lite in India on April 4. The company has confirmed to launch the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G on the above-mentioned date. A teaser page for the phone is already live on the OnePlus India website. The site has revealed its colour