Technology

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the social media giant has been

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is confirmed to launch globally on June 1 and will reportedly carry the Motorola Razr+ moniker in the US. The upcoming clamshell foldable smartphone is expected to succeed the Moto Razr 2022, which was released in August last year. It is likely to feature a considerably larger outer display than its

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cloud Security A financially motivated threat actor of Indonesian origin has been observed leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances to carry out illicit crypto mining operations. Cloud security company’s Permiso P0 Labs, which first detected the group in November 2021, has assigned it the moniker GUI-vil

Oppo Reno 10 series — comprising the Oppo Reno 10, Reno 10 Pro, and Reno 10 Pro+ 5G — is set to make its debut in China later this week. Ahead of the launch of the three phones, a tipster has leaked renders of the upcoming Reno 10 series of smartphones, giving enthusiasts and customers an idea of

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Exploit A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the KeePass password manager that could be exploited to recover a victim’s master password in cleartext under specific circumstances. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-32784, impacts KeePass versions 2.x for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and is expected

Vivo V29 Lite is reportedly in the works. The handset is speculated to debut soon in the global market as well as in India. While the company is yet to reveal anything about the purported smartphone, a tipster has leaked some of the key details of the smartphone, including the display and the camera specifications.

May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language, have temporarily disabled the ability for users to sign up and upload new packages until further notice. “The volume of malicious users and malicious projects being created on the index in

Samsung Galaxy A14 4G could be launched soon in India as the latest addition to Samsung’s budget-friendly Galaxy A series. Though the company is yet to reveal anything, a recent report has tipped the launch timeline in India as well as the phone’s price and storage options. The smartphone was launched in Malaysia earlier this

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deploying Cl0p (aka Clop) ransomware, marking the threat actor’s first ransomware campaign since late 2021. Microsoft, which detected the activity in April 2023, is tracking the financially motivated actor under its new taxonomy Sangria Tempest. “In these recent

Oppo Reno 10 series is all set to make its debut in China on May 24. The company has confirmed the launch of the lineup, which includes Oppo Reno 10, Oppo Reno 10 Pro, and Oppo Reno 10 Pro+, via its official China website. The company has also revealed some of the design and specifications of

The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational security blunder, cybersecurity firm eSentire said. The individual in question, who lives in Bucharest, Romania, has been given the codename Jack. He is one of the two criminals operating an account on the Russian-language Exploit.in

Xiaomi Civi 2, which debuted last year in China, is all set to get a successor. The Chinese smartphone company confirmed the launch of Xiaomi Civi 3 as well as the information on its processor via a Weibo Post sometime back. Now, the smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench listing revealing its performance score. The

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation of a medium-severity flaw affecting Samsung devices. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-21492 (CVSS score: 4.4), impacts select Samsung devices running Android versions 11, 12, and 13. The South Korean electronics giant described the issue as

In 2022, Google surprised many when it decided to bring its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones to India.  Between the two, the Pixel 7 was launched at Rs. 59,999, but can now be found at around Rs. 55,999 online, making it more accessible than any of its predecessors. Google recently launched the Pixel 7a

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Privacy / Tech News Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed Privacy Sandbox initiatives as it slowly works its way to deprecate support for third-party cookies in Chrome browser. To that end, the search and advertising giant said it intends to phase out third-party cookies for

Realme 11 Pro 5G series is expected to launch in India soon. The lineup was released in China earlier this month with the Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+ models, alongside the basic Realme 11 variant. The phones run Android 13 with Realme UI 4.0 custom skin on top and are powered by high-speed

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Thursday rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari web browser to address three new zero-day flaws that it said are being actively exploited in the wild. The three security shortcomings are listed below – CVE-2023-32409 – A WebKit flaw that

Oppo Reno 10 series is confirmed to be launched in China on May 24. The upcoming smartphone series will include the basic Oppo Reno 10, Oppo Reno 10 Pro, and Oppo Reno 10 Pro+. The landing page for the Oppo Reno 10 series has already been made live on the Oppo China website revealing some

A cybercrime enterprise known as Lemon Group is leveraging millions of pre-infected Android smartphones worldwide to carry out their malicious operations, posing significant supply chain risks. “The infection turns these devices into mobile proxies, tools for stealing and selling SMS messages, social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements and click fraud,” cybersecurity

Realme C53 is expected to launch in India soon. The company has not yet announced the phone or teased it officially, but a promotional poster of the smartphone was recently leaked. The smartphone is likely to be the second Realme C-series phone to launch in the country. The company released the Realme C55 earlier this