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Tencent’s research unit has found a technique to alter the firmware of fast chargers, thereby overpowering the device connected to it and eventually damaging it. They found about 18 models out of total 234 tested, which is having no option to update the firmware, which is the only solution to avoid this attack called – BadPower . A New Technique to Damage Your Phone Via Fast Charger Researchers at Xuanwu Lab , the research wing of Tencent has discovered a new technique called BadPower, where they claim to alter the power supply to a connected device via its fast charger and overpower to damage it ultimately....

A week after the initial advisory, Barracuda has been asking its users to replace the whole ESG appliances for good – to avoid hacker intrusions. Barracuda’s ESG devices were infested with a critical command injection flaw that was later resolved by a patch. Yet, Barracuda advises users to replace their whole ESG appliances without mentioning a reason. Hackers had been targeting these vulnerable ESG appliances with special malware to steal information all this time....

On the 6th of October afternoon, suspicious activity was detected on the Binance Smart Chain (BNB) that led the operator – Binance, to halt operations and start investigating. It’s revealed that an exploit in the chain led to some hackers stealing over $550 million worth of cryptocurrencies from Binance Smart Chain and spreading them to other pools for money laundering. Binance asked the validators to suspend operations on its Chain....

Every government is found using the facial recognition technology in one way or another. But China is seen leveraging this technique very rapidly, as it now mandates this authentication in some critical sectors as telecom! Facial Recognition is about identifying something based on a few inputs (mostly features). This could be helpful in detecting things, but gets creepier when applied to humans. Yet, in many countries, at least China does this to keep its citizens in control....

When it comes to its security vulnerabilities, the networking giant, Cisco to isn’t safe. The American networking equipment maker has recently released patches for a new vulnerability is found in its CDP feature that could lead an existing attacker in the network to exploit the whole by remote code execution and even launching DDoS attack ! A corporate security firm called Armis has first found this vulnerability on August 29th last year!...

Carbon Black researchers have found a new ransomware strain called Conti, which is boasted about using 32 simultaneous threads for encrypting the files very quickly. Further, it’s also found to be exploiting the Windows Restart Manager to unlock apps and encrypt the data within. As of now, there’s no decryption available for this ransomware as per researchers, thus suggested to secure network and have offline backups for safety. Conti Ransomware Exploiting Windows with Unique Features Conti group is not so known in the ransomware space and is so wondering that this strain is using unique capabilities in encrypting the users’ network....

The maker of Cyberpunk 2077 and many other popular games like Witcher, CD Projekt Red has disclosed a ransomware attack on its infrastructure . This led to some of the systems encrypted, the source code of games stolen and some sensitive data belonging to the company. There is no user data involved in this, says the victim CD Projekt Red. Source Code and Sensitive Data Stolen After receiving a harsh backlash from the gaming community, CD Projekt Red has now a new headache to deal with....

Far this year, Apple procured Dark Sky, a mainstream hyperlocal climate application accessible on iOS and Android. With the securing, the Dark Sky application for Android has closed down not long ago on August first. The Android application is not, at this point accessible on the Google Play Store, and clients who attempt to open the application will see that it no longer shows climate information. Be that as it may, a developer on XDA wasn’t happy with any of the elective climate applications on Android, so they set out to figure out the last form of the Dark Sky application to check whether they could get it ready for action once more....

Austin, Texas — March 9, 2025 Fans of Hideo Kojima’s enigmatic storytelling have a date to circle on their calendars: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch on June 26, 2025 , exclusively for PlayStation 5. The announcement came during a highly anticipated panel at SXSW 2025 , where the visionary game director took the stage alongside actors Norman Reedus and Troy Baker, and musician Woodkid, to deliver a treasure trove of updates that sent the gaming world into a frenzy....

Once thought of as a mere prank, this ransomware method was never taken seriously by cybersecurity experts around the globe. The basic methodology of DeathRansom was a very basic one. It involved tricking a user into coughing up a ransom without actually quarantining his files. This was very interesting and new for basic hackers who were looking for some quick earnings or people who wanted to prank their friends. The earlier version of DeathRansom just had a flashy message claiming that the encrypted files of the user will only be decrypted if the due ransom is submitted....

FBI has reportedly purchased the infamous spyware Pegasus from the NSO Group for conducting tests and evaluating its potential. But, a report shared by The New York Times says that the FBI has purchased Pegasus for collecting data from mobile devices and issuing FBI on this case. Though the FBI defended it, saying it’s for regular operations and not spying, the court ordered the FBI to produce all relevant documents for future studying of the agency’s involvement....

Are you having trouble with the USB Keyboard on your Windows computer? Don’t worry; you are not the only one facing this issue with an external or laptop keyboard. Many other Windows 10 users are reporting the problem. There are some reasons why you are getting this issue , such as the wrong USB port, missing driver, Windows update bug, corrupt DLL file , and more. However, you don’t need to worry, as here are a few solutions that will fix the USB Keyboard not working in Windows 10 ....

Gdi32full.dll is a DLL file part of the Microsoft Graphics Device Interface. When this file gets corrupted or is deleted by mistake, you may get Gdi32full.dll missing or not found error. The full error message may read- “This application failed to start because gdi32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” If you keep getting this error, this article will help you fix it. This article will mention various troubleshooting steps to help fix Gdi32full....

Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry, or CompatRelRunner.exe, is a Windows service that sends performance data to Microsoft. Microsoft can then use this data to improve users’ experiences. However, users have reported facing high CPU usage issues with this service. Why does this happen? Compatibility Telemetry Runner scans the files on your PC and checks whether they are compatible with it. This process might take some time and require a lot of processing. Though this is a service from Microsoft , it tracks your data, so it can be a privacy concern for users....

Notepad is a tiny app many users still use to store codes, edit, and save raw text data. Recently, many users have faced an unexceptional error with a notepad that they can click on any .txt file, and it shows the loading icon and then stops. You know that Windows 10 is constantly changing its operating system and updating its tools and features. Sometimes, an update conflicts with existing software. To solve this issue, we came up with different solutions to resolve your problem with one of them....

Users who often work on domain-connected systems while trying to access computers remotely have continuously reported an error. The error concerns the Remote System Connection and displays this message (The remote computer requires network-level authentication), as you can see in the picture. However, a few workarounds can help you overcome this issue and accomplish your task. Steps To Fix “The remote computer requires network-level authentication” 1. Deleting Default.RDP file As a starter, let’s start with the easiest way to fix this issue:...

At last, Google has added the dual eSIM functionality to Pixel 7 devices through the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update. As noted by a user on Reddit and later confirmed by experts, the Pixel 7 handset gained this support to let users run two eSIMs simultaneously. Interested users can update their devices to try this feature, which is available on compatible handsets. Dual eSIM Functionality One of the most interesting features that Google talked about for its flagship phones – Pixel 7 series – is the dual eSIM functionality....

After seven years of being in beta version, Google is now rolling out its domain service to all around the world. Google Domains is a domain registrar, that offers more than 300 TLDs in 26 countries. Prices start from $18 a year and 20% off to new and returning customers. Also, it’s making it easy for those who wanted to migrate domains from other registrars and offers a host of complementaries to attract people....

Google has brought a new feature to its Message App, where all the users can schedule messages. This feature is rolling out for some of the users, and soon it will be available for all the users. Schedule Messages on Google Message App One of the Twitter users @besaireddy spotted this feature and post about it on Twitter. In the post, we can see the screenshots of the scheduling messages feature in Google Messages....

Unfortunately, the Youtube Vanced app, a tweaked version of Google’s YouTube that offers premium features for free, is shutting down. This comes after the youtube Vanced app operators received a cease and desist order from Google, who asked the Vanced team to take off all the links pointing to YouTube products. Thus, the Vanced team announced their closure soon but said all the clients downloaded until they kept working. YouTube Vanced is Shutting Down With more and more people flocking around YouTube for music and streaming their favorite videos, Google started dividing the services according and put a price on every needed feature....