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The time between a vulnerability being discovered and hackers exploiting it is narrower than ever – just 12 days. So it makes sense that organizations are starting to recognize the importance of not leaving long gaps between their scans, and the term “continuous vulnerability scanning” is becoming more popular. Hackers won’t wait for your next

Smartphone technology moves at a blistering pace, at least, on the Android side of things. Folding smartphones has been out for several years, but Samsung has been the face of it in India even though brands like Motorola, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi have also been experimenting with this category. It’s only over the past two

An updated version of a sophisticated backdoor framework called MATA has been used in attacks aimed at over a dozen Eastern European companies in the oil and gas sector and defense industry as part of a cyber espionage operation that took place between August 2022 and May 2023. “The actors behind the attack used spear-phishing

Samsung equipped the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra with a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy this year, ditching the company’s in-house Exynos chipsets. Some models in next year’s Galaxy S24 family are expected to pack Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC under the hood. As we wait for

OnePlus is holding its global launch event in Mumbai for its first foldable smartphone, the OnePlus Open, today at 7.30pm IST. While OnePlus has teased out a few details about the upcoming phone, the Chinese manufacturer has confirmed that the OnePlus Open will sport Sony’s newest LYTIA-T808 camera sensor. Meanwhile, several leaks have already provided

Oct 18, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Hidden Cobra or TEMP.Hermit) has been observed using trojanized versions of Virtual Network Computing (VNC) apps as lures to target the defense industry and nuclear engineers as part of a long-running campaign known as Operation Dream Job. “The threat actor tricks job seekers

Samsung Galaxy A05s was launched in India on Wednesday as the latest addition to the South Korean tech conglomerate’s A-series of smartphones. The new Galaxy A05s sports a 6.7-inch full-HD+ LCD screen and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 chip paired with 6GB of RAM. The handset is equipped with 128GB of inbuilt storage. It

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, attackers are always searching for vulnerabilities and exploits within organizational environments. They don’t just target single weaknesses; they’re on the hunt for combinations of exposures and attack methods that can lead them to their desired objective. Despite the presence of numerous security tools, organizations often have to deal with

Honor Play 8T could be launched this week in China. There’s still no word from the Chinese tech brand on an official date for the handset, but an alleged official poster has now surfaced online, hinting at the smartphone’s launch date, design and few of its specifications. The Honor Play 8T is shown to sport

Oct 17, 2023NewsroomMalware / APT In what’s the latest evolution of threat actors abusing legitimate infrastructure for nefarious ends, new findings show that nation-state hacking groups have entered the fray in leveraging the social platform for targeting critical infrastructure. Discord, in recent years, has become a lucrative target, acting as a fertile ground for hosting

Huawei Nova 11 series was launched in China in April this year, along with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G SoC. Now, the Huawei Nova 12 lineup is said to be in the works as the purported successor to the Nova 11 series. While details of the Huawei Nova 12 and Huawei Nova 12 Pro are yet to

Oct 17, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that threat actors “interfered” with at least 11 telecommunication service providers in the country between May and September 2023. The agency is tracking the activity under the name UAC-0165, stating the intrusions led to service interruptions for customers. The

OnePlus Open is set to be unveiled at an event in Mumbai on October 19. This is the first foldable phone from the Shenzhen-based company. Multiple leaks and reports surrounding the smartphone have surfaced in the past few weeks. Specifications, design renders, and price range of the handset have been tipped. The upcoming book-style foldable

Oct 16, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Hacking Pro-Russian hacking groups have exploited a recently disclosed security vulnerability in the WinRAR archiving utility as part of a phishing campaign designed to harvest credentials from compromised systems. “The attack involves the use of malicious archive files that exploit the recently discovered vulnerability affecting the WinRAR compression software versions prior

Amazon kicked off the Great Indian Festival 2023 in India on October 8 for all users. The annual sale offers discounts on mobile phones and accessories from brands including iQoo, OnePlus, Samsung, Realme and Xiaomi. The Samsung Galaxy M14 5G, iQoo Z6 Lite 5G, Redmi Note 12, OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G, and other smartphones

Xiaomi 14 is inching towards its launch as the upcoming phone’s entire specifications have surfaced online, leaving little to the imagination of smartphone enthusiasts. The Xiaomi 13 successor is said to come with a 6.44-inch OLED display with 1.5K resolution. It could be powered by the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The Xiaomi 14

Oct 16, 2023NewsroomBlockchain / Malware Threat actors have been observed serving malicious code by utilizing Binance’s Smart Chain (BSC) contracts in what has been described as the “next level of bulletproof hosting.” The campaign, detected two months ago, has been codenamed EtherHiding by Guardio Labs. The novel twist marks the latest iteration in an ongoing

Vivo Y200 5G is likely to launch soon in India. The phone is expected to succeed the Vivo Y100, which was released in India earlier this year in February. Key specifications of the Vivo Y200 and a launch timeline of the purported handset were recently tipped. The price of the phone was also reported. Now,

Oct 13, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype and Microsoft Teams. In these attacks, the messaging apps are used to deliver a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) loader script that masquerades as a PDF document, which, when opened,

Vivo Y100 was launched in India in February this year, sporting a 6.38-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The Chinese smartphone company is expected to launch its successor — the Vivo Y200 5G — soon. The upcoming smartphone was reportedly spotted on Google Play Console a few days back. Now, a new report