Technology

Jul 14, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Cybersecurity As security practices continue to evolve, one primary concern persists in the minds of security professionals—the risk of employees unintentionally or deliberately exposing vital information. Insider threats, whether originating from deliberate actions or accidental incidents, pose a significant challenge to safeguarding sensitive data. To effectively address insider

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 has entered the second day in India with several deals and discounts on a range of smartphones from the iPhone 14 to the budget-friendly Nokia C12. The 48-hour annual sale event exclusive to Prime members also offers price cuts on budget smartphones including Samsung Galaxy M04, Redmi 12C, Realme Narzo 50i

Jul 15, 2023THNArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Crime With generative artificial intelligence (AI) becoming all the rage these days, it’s perhaps not surprising that the technology has been repurposed by malicious actors to their own advantage, enabling avenues for accelerated cybercrime. According to findings from SlashNext, a new generative AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT has been

Amazon is offering a weekend bonanza this Saturday and Sunday with some of the biggest offers during the ongoing Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023. The sale event, which started on July 15, will go on till 11:59 pm IST on July 16. However, this Amazon Prime Day 2023 sale event is exclusive for Prime members

Jul 15, 2023THNCyber Attack / Enterprise Security Microsoft on Friday said a validation error in its source code allowed for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tokens to be forged by a malicious actor known as Storm-0558 using a Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key to breach two dozen organizations. “Storm-0558 acquired an inactive MSA consumer

Amazon’s Prime Day Sale is here and it is one of the best times to upgrade your existing smartphone. The sale had a bunch of new smartphone launches lined up including the new Moto Razr 40, Moto Razr 40 Ultra, OnePlus Nord 3 5G and a lot more. In this article, we’ll tell you which

Jul 14, 2023THNVulnerability/ Cyber Threat Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in various services, including Honeywell Experion distributed control system (DCS) and QuickBlox, that, if successfully exploited, could result in severe compromise of affected systems. Dubbed Crit.IX, the nine flaws in the Honeywell Experion DCS platform allow for “unauthorized remote code execution, which means an

Redmi Note 12 series, which launched in March this year, could get a successor soon as the Chinese smartphone company is reportedly working on new phones. Recently, a Redmi Note 13 smartphone is said to have been spotted on the EEC certification website along with another unknown Redmi smartphone. The purported Redmi Note 13 will

Jul 14, 2023THNNetwork Security / Malware A new malware strain has been found covertly targeting small office/home office (SOHO) routers for more than two years, infiltrating over 70,000 devices and creating a botnet with 40,000 nodes spanning 20 countries. Lumen Black Lotus Labs has dubbed the malware AVrecon, making it the third such strain to

Nothing Phone 2 was recently announced by the Carl Pei-led smartphone maker Nothing. The UK startup announced two new products, including the company’s second-generation .smartphone. The new handset builds on the design language and features of the Nothing Phone 1, which set the tone and expectations for smartphones from the brand. Given that the Nothing Phone 2 closely follows the

Jul 13, 2023THNCyber Attack Government entities, military organizations, and civilian users in Ukraine and Poland have been targeted as part of a series of campaigns designed to steal sensitive data and gain persistent remote access to the infected systems. The intrusion set, which stretches from April 2022 to July 2023, leverages phishing lures and decoy

Poco M5 price in India has been dropped by Rs. 3,750 ahead of the Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale, scheduled to begin on July 15. Meanwhile, the e-commerce store is also giving additional bank discounts and exchange offer. The smartphone was launched by the company in September 2022 with a price tag of Rs. 12,499

Jul 13, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Email Security An unnamed Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency in the U.S. detected anomalous email activity in mid-June 2023, leading to Microsoft’s discovery of a new China-linked espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations. The details come from a joint cybersecurity advisory released by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security

OnePlus Nord CE 5G is getting updated to the OxygenOS 13 F.50 in India. The phone was launched in 2021, running Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 out-of-the-box. The latest OS update brings in the latest security patch, along with improved system security and other bugs fixes. The update is currently rolling out to users in India.

Jul 12, 2023THNRansomware / Cyber Threat Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals extorting nearly $175.8 million more than they did a year ago, according to findings from Chainalysis. “Ransomware attackers are on pace for their second-biggest year ever, having extorted at least $449.1 million through June,” the

Nothing Phone 2 launched in India on July 11, while the iQoo Neo 7 Pro debuted on July 4. Both phones are powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and pack up to 12GB RAM. The Nothing Phone 2 uses a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 primary rear sensor, whereas the iQoo Neo 7 Pro

Jul 12, 2023The Hacker NewsVulnerability / Software Security Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to address a total of 130 new security flaws spanning its software, including six zero-day flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 130 vulnerabilities, nine are rated Critical and 121 are rated Important in severity. This

China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a US ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along

A Microsoft Windows policy loophole has been observed being exploited primarily by native Chinese-speaking threat actors to forge signatures on kernel-mode drivers. “Actors are leveraging multiple open-source tools that alter the signing date of kernel mode drivers to load malicious and unverified drivers signed with expired certificates,” Cisco Talos said in an exhaustive two-part report

Honor is likely to launch the Honor X6a smartphone soon in the European market. While the company hasn’t revealed any specifications of the phone, the handset’s display and a few other key details including colour options have emerged online, along with the expected price. The phone is tipped to pack 6GB of RAM and 128GB