Threat actors are increasingly mimicking legitimate applications like Skype, Adobe Reader, and VLC Player as a means to abuse trust relationships and increase the likelihood of a successful social engineering attack. Other most impersonated legitimate apps by icon include 7-Zip, TeamViewer, CCleaner, Microsoft Edge, Steam, Zoom, and WhatsApp, an analysis from VirusTotal has revealed. “One
Month: August 2022
Microsoft on Tuesday released an update for the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11. The update is being rolled out to all Windows Insider channels in the US. The new update, version 2206.40000.15.0, primarily focuses on games. It also brings several new changes such as enhancements for input compatibility in apps for networking, windowing
Twitter will soon let users know if an embedded tweet has been edited or if there’s a new version of the tweet available, as per a report. Currently, Twitter displays the edited version of an embedded tweet without letting users know. However, the company appears to be working to change the way these tweets are
An underwater volcano that erupted in the South Pacific near Tonga on January 15 this year causing a catastrophe in the archipelago. The Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption also triggered an earthquake and tsunami that flooded the country. A new study indicates that during this event, the volcano spewed not just ash into the atmosphere but also a
Oppo Watch 3 series launch could happen very soon in China. The date is yet to be officially confirmed by the brand, but a fresh leak suggests that the latest wearables will go official in Oppo’s home country on August 10. Samsung is also expected to unveil the Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatch on the same
iPhone 14 could be launched at the same price as the iPhone 13 when it made its debut last year, according to a blog post by a user on Naver. The decision was reportedly taken by “top executives at Apple” despite inflation and supply chain constraints. According to a recent report, the iPhone 14 and
A late-stage candidate encryption algorithm that was meant to withstand decryption by powerful quantum computers in the future has been trivially cracked by using a computer running Intel Xeon CPU in an hour’s time. The algorithm in question is SIKE — short for Supersingular Isogeny Key Encapsulation — which made it to the fourth round
Uber has announced that it has launched and extended its partnership with WhatsApp, which will now allow users in Delhi NCR to book a ride via a chatbot on the instant messaging app. Riders will no longer need to download or use the Uber app for booking a ride, and everything will be managed within
In what can prove to be substantial to the treatment of handling disorders related to drug abuse, scientists have discovered a new brain mechanism. The study, which was based on cocaine-seeking in rats, discovered that inhibiting certain acetylcholine receptors made it more difficult to resist cocaine-seeking urges. These receptors are located in the lateral habenula
Fitbit Sense 2, Versa 4, and Inspire 3 renders have reportedly leaked online. The alleged renders show the complete design of the three Fitbit wearables, as per the report. The Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 smartwatches are said to have a similar design. The Fitbit Inspire 3 fitness band is reportedly the most affordable
The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware. The committee’s closed-door hearing last week was called after the leader of the socialist opposition PASOK
ColorOS 13 public beta recruitment has been announced by Oppo for three smartphone models in select markets. The new ColorOS version will be based on Android 13. Oppo Find X5, Find X5 Pro, and Find N owners can enrol themselves as beta testers starting today until August 4. The application will be reviewed within five
It has been a rough month for the crypto sector, and it’s only the third day of August. From cross-chain bridge hacks draining hundreds of millions of dollars in customer funds to the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after crypto ponzi schemes, this corner of the market can’t catch a break. The developments add to
Betting and gambling are unlawful in most parts of the country and online gaming platforms are treated as illegal when game of chance is involved in those platforms, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, said all forms of gambling
A new, large-scale phishing campaign has been observed using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to get around security protections and compromise enterprise email accounts. “It uses an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attack technique capable of bypassing multi-factor authentication,” Zscaler researchers Sudeep Singh and Jagadeeswar Ramanukolanu said in a Tuesday report. “The campaign is specifically designed to reach end users
Twitter is attempting to find evidence that Elon Musk tried to torpedo the financing of his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,46,430 crore) takeover deal for the social media company while also looking into his motivation for backing out of the deal, legal experts said. Twitter sent dozens of civil subpoenas this week to global banks such as units
Using a novel technique, scientists from the Nagoya University of Japan have observed dark matter from the farthest reaches of the universe. They revealed the nature of dark matter around galaxies as seen 12 billion years ago. Due to the finite speed of light, when scientists observe distant galaxies, they see them the way they
Kickstarter Early Deals, which are a part of the Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2022 Sale, are now live. Customers can now get great discounts and offers on smartphones from companies like Redmi, Oppo, Realme, OnePlus, iQoo, Xiaomi, among others as well as on other electronics including cameras, earphones, tablets, storage devices, and laptops. Amazon has
Samsung has finally launched its self-repair programme for the US market after announcing the initiative back in March. The South Korean electronics giant had announced the programme earlier this year in collaboration with leading online repair community iFixit. For now, only a handful of Samsung devices will be supported by this programme and this short
Digital attacks against Taiwanese government websites ahead of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei on Tuesday were likely launched by Chinese activist hackers, or “hacktivists,” a cybersecurity research organisation said. The website of Taiwan’s presidential office was targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday and was at one point
Embattled lending platform Celsius wants to bring back ex-CFO Rod Bolger and pay him about $92,000 a month, prorated over a period of at least six weeks. The embattled lender says it needs Bolger to help it navigate bankruptcy proceedings as an advisor, according to a motion filed with the Southern District of New York.
Unity Software, the US developer best known for software used to design video games, is in talks to spin off its China unit to help it expand in the world’s biggest games market, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. San Francisco-based Unity has sought strategic investors to join it in a business valued at
Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability called ParseThru affecting Golang-based applications that could be abused to gain unauthorized access to cloud-based applications. “The newly discovered vulnerability allows a threat actor to bypass validations under certain conditions, as a result of the use of unsafe URL parsing methods built in the language,” Israeli cybersecurity firm
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday. Located around 500 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Sculptor, the Cartwheel gained its shape
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 has been tipped to debut with a 10W fast charger. The smartwatch is also said to charge to 45 percent with a 30-minute charge, according to the tipster. The alleged images of the wireless charger have also been shared online by the tipster. It can be seen with a USB Type-C
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. In the wake of COVID-19, it became apparent to investors that the megalithic supply chain monopoly they were working with — China — has its limits. Relying on a single faraway source to manufacture
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models have been tipped to get always-on display features, and now there’s seemingly one more reason to believe it. An iOS developer has spotted what looks like a preview of the feature in the Xcode beta 4. Multiple references indicating the presence of an always-on display have
Researchers have disclosed a new offensive framework called Manjusaka that they call a “Chinese sibling of Sliver and Cobalt Strike.” “A fully functional version of the command-and-control (C2), written in GoLang with a User Interface in Simplified Chinese, is freely available and can generate new implants with custom configurations with ease, increasing the likelihood of
Amid the ongoing court battle against Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the “interaction with almost all Twitter accounts seem to be much lower lately.” Taking to Twitter, Musk, on Thursday, wrote, “Interaction with almost all twitter accounts seem to be much lower in recent weeks & days. Accurate?” In another tweet,
Developing a method to observe the movement of atoms in a liquid, scientists from the University of Manchester have captured — for the first time — images of single atoms swimming in liquid. When a solid and a liquid come in contact with each other, both substances tend to change their configuration. This solid-liquid atomic-scale interaction governs the behaviour