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Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an “evolved version” of another loader malware known as DoubleFinger. “The idea behind this type of malware is to load the final payload without the loading process or the payload itself being detected by AV/EDR, etc.,” Kaspersky said in

Samsung Galaxy S23 series was launched in February this year. The South Korean tech giant has reportedly started working on its successor, the Galaxy S24 series, which may release early next year. The lineup is expected to include base Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra models. There has been several leaks and rumours regarding

Sep 29, 2023THNVulnerability / Network Security Cisco is warning of attempted exploitation of a security flaw in its IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could permit an authenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution on affected systems. The medium-severity vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-20109, and has a CVSS score of 6.6. It impacts

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 TWS earphones were launched in India in February this year at the company’s Cloud 11 event. The Chinese electronics company is now working on OnePlus Buds 3, and the renders of the purported earphones have been leaked online. They reveal the specifications of the audio wearable, and also tease their design. To

Cybersecurity agencies from Japan and the U.S. have warned of attacks mounted by a state-backed hacking group from China to stealthily tamper with branch routers and use them as jumping-off points to access the networks of various companies in the two countries. The attacks have been tied to a malicious cyber actor dubbed BlackTech by

Moto E13 was launched in India in February this year as an entry-level smartphone. At the time of its debut, the handset offered 2GB and 4GB RAM variants starting at Rs. 6,999. The smartphone was released in three colourways — Aurora Green, Cosmic Black, and Creamy White. A few months later, in August, the company launched

Sep 28, 2023THNZero Day / Vulnerability Google on Wednesday rolled out fixes to address a new actively exploited zero-day in the Chrome browser. Tracked as CVE-2023-5217, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a heap-based buffer overflow in the VP8 compression format in libvpx, a free software video codec library from Google and the Alliance

Sony WF-1000XM5 were launched in India on Wednesday. The earbuds, succeeding the Sony WF-1000XM4, were initially released earlier this year in July. The true wireless stereo earphones come with an 8.4 mm Dynamic Driver X and are powered by an integrated Sony Processor V2 along with Sony’s QN2e Active Noise Cancellation chip. They are offered

Sep 27, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Attack A new threat actor known as AtlasCross has been observed leveraging Red Cross-themed phishing lures to deliver two previously undocumented backdoors named DangerAds and AtlasAgent. NSFOCUS Security Labs described the adversary as having a “high technical level and cautious attack attitude,” adding that “the phishing attack activity captured this

OnePlus Ace 3 is expected to launch soon in China as the successor to the OnePlus Ace 2 handset that was launched earlier this year. The phone could make its debut around the same time as the OnePlus 12 5G that is expected to arrive in January 2024. The OnePlus Ace 2, which was released

Sep 26, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Password Microsoft is officially rolling out support for passkeys in Windows 11 today as part of a major update to the desktop operating system. The feature allows users to login to websites and applications without having to provide a username and password, instead relying on their device PIN or biometric

CMF Watch Pro, CMF Buds Pro and CMF Power 65 GaN (gallium nitride) adapter were launched in India by CMF, the Nothing sub-brand on Tuesday. These are the first set of products launched by CMF by Nothing since the brand was announced by Nothing CEO Carl Pei. CMF — which stands for colour, material, and

How To Use This Report Enhance situational awareness of techniques used by threat actors Identify potential attacks targeting your industry Gain insights to help improve and accelerate your organization’s threat response Summary of Findings The Network Effect Threat Report offers insights based on unique data from Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF from Q2 2023 (April 1, 2023

Google Pixel Watch 2 has been confirmed to launch globally on October 4, alongside the Pixel 8 series and an updated Pixel Buds Pro. The smartwatch will also make its India debut a day later on October 5. The price range of the wearable is yet to be announced by the company. However, there have been various

Sep 25, 2023THNCyber Attack / Phishing Ukrainian military entities are the target of a phishing campaign that leverages drone manuals as lures to deliver a Go-based open-source post-exploitation toolkit called Merlin. “Since drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been an integral tool used by the Ukrainian military, malware-laced lure files themed as UAVs service

Vivo Y56 5G was launched in India earlier this year. The smartphone made its debut in a single storage configuration at a starting price of Rs. 19,999. Now, the company has launched another storage variant of the Vivo Y56 5G, which packs 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, priced slightly lower than the previously launched 8GB

Sep 22, 2023THNServer Security / Vulnerability Atlassian and the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) have disclosed several security flaws impacting their products that could be exploited to achieve denial-of-service (DoS) and remote code execution. The Australian software services provider said that the four high-severity flaws were fixed in new versions shipped last month. This includes –

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is expected to launch soon. The South Korean tech giant recently officially teased the handset without confirming the moniker. Leaks and reports surrounding the phones have been doing rounds of the rumour mill for the past few weeks, increasing the anticipation of its release. The phone will succeed the Galaxy S21

Sep 22, 2023THNCyber Attack / Malware Israeli organizations were targeted as part of two different campaigns orchestrated by the Iranian nation-state actor known as OilRig in 2021 and 2022. The campaigns, dubbed Outer Space and Juicy Mix, entailed the use of two previously documented first-stage backdoors called Solar and Mango, which were deployed to collect

Lava Blaze Pro 5G smartphone will be soon unveiled by the company. The smartphone is the 5G variant of the Lava Blaze Pro, which was launched in India last year in September. The company has announced the launch date of the upcoming phone via a YouTube teaser. Lava has also shared a glimpse of the