Hackers Hides Malware In James Webb Telescope Images
Researchers at Securonix have spotted a new malware campaign dubbed ‘GO#WEBBFUSCATOR’ that relies on phishing emails, malicious documents, and space images from the James Webb telescope to spread malware. The malware is written in Golang, a programming language that is gaining popularity among cybercriminals because it is...
Chinese Hackers Target Energy Firms In South China Sea, Asia-Pacific
Cyber-security researchers on Tuesday said they discovered a recent cyber espionage campaign targeting energy and manufacturing firms globally, including in the South China Sea, that was perpetrated by Chinese hackers. The targets of this cyber attack spanned Australia, Malaysia, and Europe, as well as entities...
Google Launches Open-Source Software Bug Bounty Program
Tech giant Google will now pay security researchers to find and report bugs in the latest versions of Google-released open-source software (Google OSS). The company’s newly announced Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) focuses on Google software and repository settings (like GitHub actions, application configurations, and access...
Microsoft Makes Arm-Based Azure Virtual Machines Available For Customers
Microsoft has announced the general availability of the latest Azure Virtual Machines featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor. The new virtual machines will be generally available on September 1, and customers can launch them in 10 Azure regions and multiple availability zones around the world,...
Truecaller Revamps Its iOS App For Better Protection Against Spam & Scam
Truecaller on Tuesday announced that it has revamped its app for iOS users to offer better protection against spam and scam. The company said that the iOS app has been completely rewritten from the ground up to be lighter, more efficient, and offers 10 times...
TSMC To Soon Start 3-nm Chip Production Amid Delivery Delays
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) on Tuesday said that it will soon produce an ultra-advanced 3-nanometer (nm) chip, as the leading contract chipmaker struggles with supply-chain woes and other constraints. According to South China Morning Post, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei acknowledged the company is dealing...
Google Android 14 Beta Likely To Roll Out In April 2023
Tech giant Google is likely to start rolling out Android 14 Beta for its Pixel devices in April 2023, as the quarterly platform release (QPR1) beta for Android 13 starts next month. Google originally stated the Android 13 QPR betas would run until June 2023...
Apple iPhone 14 May Support Satellite Communication
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 14 may come with its long-rumored satellite communication feature that is likely to be used in emergency situations for texting or voice services. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, satellite communication is one of iPhone 14’s test items before mass production, and Apple...
NASA Engineers Assess Data After Artemis Moon Mission ScruB
NASA engineers were evaluating data gathered during the Artemis I launch attempt, which was scrubbed owing to a technical glitch in one of the rocket engines. The space agency said that a mission management team was set to convene on Tuesday to discuss the data...
Meta Allows Users To Link Instagram NFT Posts To Facebook
Meta has announced to give users the ability to link non-fungible tokens (NFTs) posts on Instagram to Facebook. The company said that as it continues to roll out digital collectibles on Facebook and Instagram, “we’ve started giving people the ability to post digital collectibles that...
Now Insert Emojis In Google Docs As You Type
Google has allowed users to insert emojis while writing in Google Docs, as they will not need to pull up emoji icons from other places anymore into their documents. Google recently added emoji reactions to Docs, and now the users can add them to actual...
iPhone 14 Lineup May Come With 30w Fast Charging
The iPhone 14 lineup may arrive with 30W fast charging, a significant jump from 20W being used in the iPhone 13 lineup. According to reports, an unnamed charger brand is allegedly sending out 30W iPhone 14 adapters for early access and review. This company believes...
Hackers Exploiting LinkedIn’s Chat, Job Posting Tools To Steal Users’ Data
LinkedIn is being used by hackers to spread data-stealing malware via sending connection requests in disguise of people working with reputed companies, a report showed on Tuesday. Researchers from AI cyber-security firm CloudSEK found that scammers are exploiting LinkedIn’s chat and job posting features to...
Microsoft Office Now Allows Co-Authoring Of Sensitive Files On Android And iOS
Microsoft has rolled out a new feature for Office that expands the range of documents people can co-edit in real-time for iOS and Android users. The Office mobile apps now support co-authoring documents protected by Microsoft Purview Information Protection, reports Windows Central. Multiple people can...
Google Meet’s New Feature Allows Users Mute, Unmute Easily
Google has announced that Meet users will soon be able to unmute themselves by holding down the spacebar and mute themselves again by releasing it. The company said that will make it easier for users to participate in their meetings by quickly unmuting to say...
SpaceX Launches 54 Starlink Satellites, Lands Rocket At Sea
SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night. According to space.com, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 54 Starlink spacecraft, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in...
Ransomware Cyber Attacks Spike To Over 1.2 Million Per Month
The volume of ransomware threats detected spiked to more than 1.2 million per month between the January-June period, a report has revealed. In the past 12 months, cyber-security researchers at Barracuda Networks identified and analyzed 106 highly publicized ransomware attacks. They found the dominant targets...
Netflix Likely Testing Multiplayer Feature In Select Mobile Titles
Netflix is working on features that will let customers play its mobile games against one another and rank themselves on gaming leaderboards. According to TechCrunch, starting last month, Netflix quietly launched the ability for users to create unique “game handles” in a subset of its...
US Likely To Probe Apple Over Anti-Market Practices
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly drafting an antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the company “abused its market power to stifle smaller tech companies, including app developers and competing hardware makers”. According to a report in Politico citing sources, the Justice Department...
Google Wants You To Chat With Its AI Chatbot At Your Own Risk
Google has opened its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for the public and you can now register to chat with the AI-driven bot trained on the company’s controversial language model. Google has already warned that early previews of its LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications)...
