Technology

Feb 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Risk / Threat Detection The State Cyber Protection Centre (SCPC) of Ukraine has called out the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Gamaredon for its targeted cyber attacks on public authorities and critical information infrastructure in the country. The advanced persistent threat, also known as Actinium, Armageddon, Iron Tilden, Primitive Bear,

OnePlus Ace 2 launch date has been confirmed by the Chinese smartphone company. The handset has been tipped to launch as OnePlus 11R outside China in global markets. OnePlus Ace 2 is all set to launch on February 7 in China. The company has made the announcement regarding this confirmation on its China website revealing

Feb 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two security flaws in the open source ImageMagick software that could potentially lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) and information disclosure. The two issues, which were identified by Latin American cybersecurity firm Metabase Q in version 7.1.0-49, were addressed in ImageMagick version 7.1.0-52, released in November

Samsung launched is much-awaited Galaxy S23 lineup at the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, finally officially showcasing its flagship phones of the year after months of rumours and leaks. The Galaxy S23 lineup, which includes the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, is powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

Feb 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananGaming / Cyber Attack A new attack campaign has targeted the gaming and gambling sectors since at least September 2022, just months prior to the ICE London 2023 gaming industry trade fair event that’s scheduled next week. Israeli cybersecurity company Security Joes is tracking the activity cluster under the name Ice Breaker,

Samsung Galaxy S23 series was launched by the company on Wednesday. The new Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphones were launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The latest flagship handsets are powered by a customised version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and sport Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays. The Galaxy

Feb 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Authentication Microsoft on Tuesday said it took steps to disable fake Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) accounts that were used for creating malicious OAuth applications as part of a malicious campaign designed to breach organizations’ cloud environments and steal email. “The applications created by these fraudulent actors were then used

Oppo Find X6 is said to come with a massive camera island and newly leaked live images of the handset appear to add more credibility to that rumour. The freshly leaked renders suggest a black colour for the Oppo Find X6. It seems to have a triple rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel primary

Do you know where your secrets are? If not, I can tell you: you are not alone. Hundreds of CISOs, CSOs, and security leaders, whether from small or large companies, don’t know either. No matter the organization’s size, the certifications, tools, people, and processes: secrets are not visible in 99% of cases. It might sound

Honor Magic 5 series, the smartphone company’s upcoming flagship lineup, has been confirmed to be launched at the Mobile World Congress 2023 event scheduled to take place on February 27. Alongside the flagship smartphone series, the Chinese manufacturer will also unveil the foldable Honor Magic Vs, confirmed the company. The Honor Magic 5 series will

Jan 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Vulnerability Taiwanese company QNAP has released updates to remediate a critical security flaw affecting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices that could lead to arbitrary code injection. Tracked as CVE-2022-27596, the vulnerability is rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10 on the CVSS scoring scale. It affects QTS 5.0.1

The Croma Smartphone Carnival Sale is a much-awaited event for smartphone enthusiasts. This year, the sale promises to be bigger and better than ever, with exciting offers and prizes that are too good to miss. Highlights of the sale include up to 50 percent off on the latest smartphone models, assured benefit vouchers worth Rs. 10,000,

Jan 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware A new Golang-based information stealer malware dubbed Titan Stealer is being advertised by threat actors through their Telegram channel. “The stealer is capable of stealing a variety of information from infected Windows machines, including credential data from browsers and crypto wallets, FTP client details, screenshots, system information, and

Vivo X90 Pro specifications have been leaked, ahead of the launch of the upcoming series, which made its debut in China last November with the Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro. The company is tipped to be gearing up for the global launch of the Vivo X90 Pro, and the handset’s specifications have now been

Jan 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / DNS The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite that could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. “A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to potentially cause denial-of-service conditions and

China’s smartphone sales endured a record fall in 2022, tumbling 13 percent to their lowest level in a decade as COVID controls and a slowing economy sapped consumer appetite, data from third-party research firms showed. The total number of devices shipped was 286 million, down from 329 million in 2021. It was the lowest sales

Jan 28, 2023The Hacker News The use of software as a service (SaaS) is experiencing rapid growth and shows no signs of slowing down. Its decentralized and easy-to-use nature is beneficial for increasing employee productivity, but it also poses many security and IT challenges. Keeping track of all the SaaS applications that have been granted

Google Pixel Tablet is still under wraps, however, the rumours and speculations about the tablet keep making their way to the internet. While the device was announced by Google at its Made By Google event in October 2022, no further details have been shared by the company yet. However, images of the purported Pixel Tablet and

Jan 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The threat actors associated with the Gootkit malware have made “notable changes” to their toolset, adding new components and obfuscations to their infection chains. Google-owned Mandiant is monitoring the activity cluster under the moniker UNC2565, noting that the usage of the malware is “exclusive to this group.” Gootkit,

Motorola is yet to introduce the budget-friendly Moto E13 in the Indian market. The smartphone recently launched in Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific ,and Latin America and is expected to launch in India soon, as the latest model in Motorola’s E series of smartphones. The phone was previously spotted on Geekbench ahead of its launch,