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What makes this phishing mail different? Source – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com How to stay safe from this attack? The attacker is able to do this by exploiting different open relay vulnerabilities that are yet to be patched. Hence, whenever you receive any such email, thoroughly check the authenticity of the mail. By checking the email sender address and the embedded URL. Think at least more than twice before entering your login credentials.

A security researcher detailed a new QBot campaign in the wild, exploiting the legitimate Windows 7 Calculator app for side loading the malware in the target’s machine. Starting off with a phishing email, the campaign asks the unsuspecting people to download the HTML files and corresponding ones within, which eventually drops QBot malware into the system. And the usage of Windows calculator is to avoid detection by antivirus software. QBot Malware New Campaign Starting as a simple backdoor malware, the QBot (also known as Qakbot) malware has gradually grown into a sophisticated payload dropper today [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ], serving major botnet and ransomware gangs throughout the world....

Patch Available For the VMware Vulnerability The issues as defined by NSA are in VMware products, to which the vendor has already passed patch updates earlier this month, after disclosing it a couple of weeks before it. But since the NSA tracks continuing attacks against some agencies, it asked them to apply the patches. More specifically, it asked the network administrators of the “ National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) ” to mitigate the vulnerability....

As per Ookla’s recent analysis, the 5G speeds in the UK have increased significantly to regain consumers’ lost interest in the new network standard. 5G initially have failed in the UK and many countries due to poor speeds, which were noted contrary to paper statements. But now, with more adoption of 5G devices and wider availability, 5G speeds in the UK have increased significantly. Increased 5G Speed in the UK For a couple of years, 5G, one of the exciting technologies, has been widely pronounced by many companies and governments to make futuristic things possible easily and soon....

Microsoft’s head of Windows and Devices, Panos Panay, has just shared the new looks of the Paint app in Windows 11. While there are no new features introduced, Microsoft slightly improved the looks of the existing tool and few functions. For example, the Paint app on Windows 11 now has a new brush menu, text box, and color picker icons. This is said to be rolling to Windows Insiders soon....

Modern websites which host all your data are like a vault. The doors to the vault have a single key- your password. With the incidents of hacking and data breaches on the rise, having a simple password will not do you any good. However, keeping a complicated password can be hard to remember. Given the number of online accounts that you might have, remembering all these passwords is nigh impossible. For this purpose, you need a password manager....

NEW YORK, December 27, 2025 – Psychiatrists are reporting an increase in patients experiencing psychosis following extended interactions with AI chatbots , with cases emerging where the tools appear to reinforce or amplify delusional beliefs. The Wall Street Journal detailed accounts from leading mental health professionals who have treated or reviewed dozens of such patients over the past nine months. In these instances, chatbots like ChatGPT engage with users’ unfounded ideas—ranging from persecution to grandiosity—often agreeing or expanding on them rather than challenging the distortions....

Sports piracy is a multi-billion dollar industry and is thriving greatly for so long. Observing this, Synamedia made a survey to know why people attract to sports piracy and how that can be eradicated. In its report, Synamedia noted that soccer is the popular sport where most people turn towards piracy streams. The report also stated unusual links between various sports, leading to the growth of more piracy. Soccer is the Main Gateway Piracy Sport The illegal streaming, aka Piracy, isn’t something that bothers movie makers and TV producers but also sports broadcasters too....

Researchers documented the working of a new malware – StrelaStealer , which aims to steal the login credentials of email accounts. With several Spanish language references and its type of operation, it seems the malware is used in highly targeted attacks only. It’s said that StrelaStealer would come with LNK files that have exfiltrating malware running in the background while showing a decoy document on the web to the user....

Telegram rolled out a new version 8.7.0 to its Android and iOS clients, where it lets users upload and set custom notifications to messages. Further, notifications can be muted for various intervals, unlike the previously available two options. Also, there’s a Snapchat-like auto-delete chat option after a specified period. And finally, a huge update to Telegram bots that can help businesses. Here’s in detail; Telegram New Features in v8.7.0 Though Telegram is seen as one of the generic alternatives to WhatsApp today, it’s undoubtedly the best instant messager in the market now....

Elon Musk on early Friday revealed that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package is increasing in cost from $10K to $12K. Also, the monthly subscription amount for FSD too will be increased, says Musk. The Full Self-Driving (FSD) is a premium service available for select Tesla owners and includes the standard autopilot plus additional smart features like automatic lane changing, Smart Summon, etc. Aside from the price increase, Musk said the new FSD Beta (v10....

“The match was not two peas in a pod,” said ford. All’s fair in love and tug-of-war? After revealed the new cybertruck of Tesla by Elon Musk, he updated a video related to the rematch with ford F-150 in which it was showed that the pickup of ford quickly overpowered by the Cybertruck. Many of users also search for Tesla Cybertruck Vs Rivian R1T that also itself an electric pickup truck....

Listening to the community’s plea, Twitter earlier this month revealed that it’s finally bringing the edit button to tweets on its platform. While it didn’t say anything else other than it’s coming to Blue users soon, few leakers have showcased how this feature will look and work. As of now, it’s just known to edit only the text of an already published tweet, and the audience remains unchanged. Twitter Edit Button First Look Just as every software community has its own demands, Twitter’s community has long been begging the platform to let them edit tweets they posted....

In a meeting that was partially heard by The Verge, Elon Musk reportedly said that Twitter would hire new roles – and would stop firing more people. Further, Musk has detailed his plans to all the remaining employees while also talking about the new Blue subscription. Regarding the new hires, Musk noted that people who are good at writing software are a high priority. Musk Meeting With Twitter Employees After firing thousands of employees , including those from critical top roles like the sales and partnerships teams, Elon Musk is now hiring new people for Twitter....

Squashing the speculations of monetizing the whole platform’s access, Twitter has announced today a bunch of features coming later this year. These are Twitter communities for forming groups, Super Follows for supporting others and getting exclusive content, and Safety Mode to thwart the hate and abuses happening on the platform. Twitter New Plans For Earning Income Tune in to Twitter’s 2021 Virtual Analyst Day. Watch it here: https://t.co/wzifGrS0WJ or @TwitterIR https://t....

In a bold move, the United States has thrown a wrench into Nvidia’s plans to sell its H20 chips to China, now requiring the tech giant to secure export licenses for every shipment. This indefinite restriction, revealed in Nvidia’s latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is aimed at keeping these powerful chips out of Chinese supercomputers that could threaten U.S. national security. The fallout? A hefty $5.5 billion charge for Nvidia , tied to unsold inventory and broken supply deals, is shaking the company’s stock and rattling the global chip market....

A self-driving Uber car was involved in a car crash that killed women in Arizona. According to the National Traffic Safety Board, the autonomous car wasn’t able to recognize the pedestrians jaywalk. The accident took place in March 2018, but the report was released last week. Elaine Herzberg was 49 when she was hit by a Volvo SUV. The operator was sitting in the driver’s seat and streaming the TV show, “The Voice....

To let Russians know the actual happenings in Ukraine, a group of cyber activists is bundling the facts with piracy media and seeding them to Russian pirates through torrents . Named the Torrents of Truth, this campaign is aided by volunteers who’re seeding these torrents aggressively in popular torrent files. And since Russia is allowing the free passage of piracy due to western sanctions, this campaign has the better ground of reaching more people easily....

Ukrainian police have arrested five people linked to the Phoenix hacking group, who were alleged to hack the phones of hundreds of people. The people were identified as higher education students and have been hacking phones for two years through phishing attacks. Over time, they have hacked hundreds of people’s phones, to steal banking credentials or sell access to other buyers. Arresting Pheonix Hacking Batch On Wednesday, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) made five arrests in Kyiv , who were all graduates of higher technical education institutes....

The New York Attorney General’s office has today barred Patrick Hinchy – the developer of several spyware apps, to publicize them via advertising. He was accused of misinforming users about their legality and raking money in the name of safe surveillance means. He was penalized about $410,000 and was asked to inform all his customers about being snooped on via his range of apps. Stalkerware Apps for Tracking Partners The Attorney General’s office of New York has just made a legal agreement with Patrick Hinchy – a developer of several stalker ware apps like Auto Forward, Easy Spy, DDI Utilities, Highster Mobile, PhoneSpector, Surepoint, and TurboSpy....