Month: June 2023

Jun 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have exposed the workings of a scam ring called CryptosLabs that’s estimated to have made €480 million in illegal profits by targeting users in French-speaking individuals in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg since April 2018. The syndicate’s massive fake investment schemes primarily involve impersonating 40 well-known banks,
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Jun 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Tech Drones that don’t have any known security weaknesses could be the target of electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks, potentially enabling a threat actor to achieve arbitrary code execution and compromise their functionality and safety. The research comes from IOActive, which found that it is “feasible to compromise the
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Hacking A previously undocumented Windows-based information stealer called ThirdEye has been discovered in the wild with capabilities to harvest sensitive data from infected hosts. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which made the discovery, said it found the malware in an executable that masqueraded as a PDF file with a Russian name
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Vulnerability A critical security flaw has been disclosed in miniOrange’s Social Login and Register plugin for WordPress that could enable a malicious actor to log in as any user-provided information about email address is already known. Tracked as CVE-2023-2982 (CVSS score: 9.8), the authentication bypass flaw impacts all versions
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Privacy Android-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users. “As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts,”
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Malware The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as Andariel leveraged a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year. “Andariel infects machines by executing a Log4j exploit, which, in turn, downloads further malware from the command-and-control (C2) server,” Kaspersky said in a new report.
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shared the inner workings of an Android malware family called Fluhorse. The malware “represents a significant shift as it incorporates the malicious components directly within the Flutter code,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Axelle Apvrille said in a report published last week. Fluhorse was first documented
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Jun 29, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control (C2) framework called PhonyC2 that’s been put to use by the actor since 2021. Evidence shows that the custom made, actively developed framework has been leveraged in the February 2023 attack on Technion, an Israeli research institute,
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ClearBridge Investments Senior Research Analyst for Technology Software Hilary Frisch joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to share her thoughts on SoftBank’s standing in the AI race, and which companies our poised to outperform on AI bets. ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrM7B7SL_g1edFOnmj-SDKg Watch the latest full episodes of “Bloomberg
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Nikola CEO Michael Lohscheller joins Ed Ludlow to discuss the EV maker’s 2023 outlook, supply chain challenges, and the importance of owning its own batteries. ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrM7B7SL_g1edFOnmj-SDKg Watch the latest full episodes of “Bloomberg Technology” with Emily Chang here: Get the latest in tech from Silicon
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Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is working on a slew of measures to bring back advertisers who left the platform under Elon Musk’s ownership, including introducing a video ads service, pursuing more celebrities and raising headcount, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday. Yaccarino, who started as CEO on June 5, is planning to
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are developing a strategic framework for human spaceflight operations this year according to senior US Administration officials. This comes amidst Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first State visit to the US. “In the space sector, we will be able to announce that
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The Karnataka government has extended an invitation to business magnate Elon Musk to set up businesses in the southern state.  Karnataka’s Minister for Commerce and Industries, Infrastructure MB Patil, in a Twitter post, wrote his state Karnataka is the “ideal destination” for Tesla‘s expansion into India. “If Tesla considers setting up a plant in India, Karnataka, with its great potential and capabilities, I must say is The Destination,” he added. “As a progressive state and a thriving hub of innovation and technology, Karnataka stands ready to
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Google’s Project Iris, the search giant’s multi-year plan to build augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, has been shut down by the company, according to a report. The company was working on developing a pair of AR smart glasses that resembled a pair of spectacles, unlike the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset that was recently
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Noise ColorFit Vision 3 smartwatch has been launched in India on June 27. Priced under Rs. 5,000, the smartwatch sports a square dial and a metallic body. The smartwatch sports a 1.96-inch AMOLED display with 410×502 pixel resolutions and 550nits brightness. It features Bluetooth calling and supports over 150+ watch faces. The watch also offers
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Fire-Boltt Grenade smartwatch was launched in India as the latest affordable wearable device from the company. The smartwatch sports a 1.39-inch display with a resolution of 360×360 pixels, Bluetooth calling support. It is equipped with sensors for heart rate, sleep, and SpO2 level monitoring. It is also claimed to offer support for tracking 123 sports
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Samsung has been enjoying its foldable supremacy and quietly building its loyal customer base in the ultra-premium smartphone segment in India for the past four years, since it hasn’t really had much competition, till now. Motorola did try its hand with the Razr series by launching the Razr (2019) and Razr 5G (in 2021) models in
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