Technology

Jul 21, 2023THNVulnerability / Botnet Several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets have been observed exploiting a critical flaw in Zyxel devices that came to light in April 2023 to gain remote control of vulnerable systems. “Through the capture of exploit traffic, the attacker’s IP address was identified, and it was determined that the attacks were occurring

Oppo K11 is all set to debut in China next week. The company itself has announced the launch to take place on July 25 via its Weibo handle. Now the handset has reportedly been spotted on the China Telecom website just a few days ahead of its launch. The listing reveals its key specifications and

Jul 20, 2023THNHardware Security / SysAdmin Two more security flaws have been disclosed in AMI MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that, if successfully exploited, could allow threat actors to remotely commandeer vulnerable servers and deploy malware. “These new vulnerabilities range in severity from High to Critical, including unauthenticated remote code execution and unauthorized device

ZTE-backed Nubia has launched a new Z50S Pro smartphone in China. The handset comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, coupled with up to 16GB of RAM. It also gets a 35mm custom optical system for its camera sensor. ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro features a 50-megapixel primary rear sensor in a triple camera setup

Jul 20, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cloud targeting, peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets vulnerable Redis instances for follow-on exploitation. “P2PInfect exploits Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows Operating Systems making it more scalable and potent than other worms,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers William

Moto G14 has been in the rumours for a few weeks now. The exact launch date of the new G-series phone has not been announced by Motorola yet, but ahead of its debut, alleged marketing renders of the smartphone have leaked online. In the leaked images, the Moto G13 successor is seen in four different

Attack surfaces are growing faster than security teams can keep up. To stay ahead, you need to know what’s exposed and where attackers are most likely to strike. With cloud migration dramatically increasing the number of internal and external targets, prioritizing threats and managing your attack surface from an attacker’s perspective has never been more

Tecno is all set to expand its Pova series of smartphones in India soon. The company has confirmed to launch the new Tecno Pova 5 series via Amazon. It has also teased the design of the upcoming phone, which shows RGB LED lights on the back panel. The company revealed the Tecno Pova 5 4G

Jul 19, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Spyware The U.S. government on Tuesday added two foreign commercial spyware vendors, Cytrox and Intellexa, to an economic blocklist for weaponizing cyber exploits to gain unauthorized access to devices and “threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations worldwide.” This includes the companies’ corporate holdings in Hungary (Cytrox Holdings

Xiaomi 14 is expected to launch as the successor to the Xiaomi 13, which was released in December 2022. The upcoming flagship smartphone from Xiaomi has now been tipped to launch with an unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. A tipster hinted at a few other key specifications of the phone including camera and storage details. The

Jul 18, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Attack An unidentified threat actor compromised an application used by multiple entities in Pakistan to deliver ShadowPad, a successor to the PlugX backdoor that’s commonly associated with Chinese hacking crews. Targets included a Pakistan government entity, a public sector bank, and a telecommunications provider, according to Trend Micro. The infections

Tecno is expected to launch a new handset soon, as per a leaked live video of a rumoured Tecno Pova smartphone shared by a tipster. In the video, an RGB LED light strip is seen on the rear panel of the phone, lighting up with an incoming call, a feature that appears to be inspired

Jul 18, 2023THNCybercrime / Data Breach Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the now-defunct BreachForums website, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his operation of the cybercrime forum as well as having child pornography images. The development, first reported by DataBreaches.net last week, comes nearly four months after Fitzpatrick (aka pompompurin) was formally charged

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 are set to launch globally on July 26 at the second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. Samsung, for the first time, will host this event in Seoul. The South Korean tech giant is also expected to introduce the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and

Jul 17, 2023THNMobile Security / Malware Threat actors are taking advantage of Android’s WebAPK technology to trick unsuspecting users into installing malicious web apps on Android phones that are designed to capture sensitive personal information. “The attack began with victims receiving SMS messages suggesting the need to update a mobile banking application,” researchers from CSIRT

Tecno Pova Neo 3 key specifications have been confirmed by the company ahead of the upcoming smartphone’s debut. The handset is teased to be powered by a MediaTek chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The smartphone will sport a dual rear camera system. Tecno Pova Neo 3 4G will

Jul 17, 2023THNCyber Attack / Data Safety The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon has been observed conducting data exfiltration activities within an hour of the initial compromise. “As a vector of primary compromise, for the most part, emails and messages in messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal) are used, in most cases, using previously compromised accounts,”

Amazon Prime members can avail huge discounts and exclusive deals during the ongoing Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023, which kicked off at midnight on July 15. The sale will last for two days — July 15 and 16, and will only be available for Prime members. Non-prime members can subscribe to Prime services to avail

Jul 14, 2023THNPassword Security / WordPress All-In-One Security (AIOS), a WordPress plugin installed on over one million sites, has issued a security update after a bug introduced in version 5.1.9 of the software caused users’ passwords being added to the database in plaintext format. “A malicious site administrator (i.e. a user already logged into the

The Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 that kicked off on July 15 at 12am is about to come to an end. This years Prime Day sale saw plenty of discounts, new smartphone launches, exclusive deals, and offers. There are plenty of deals available across different categories and searching through all of them can be a