Less than a week after the official launch, Pixel 6a is now eligible for the Android 13 Beta update. Google is pushing the Beta 4.1 update to Pixel 6a with minor improvements in design but a range of new features. Interested users can enroll in the Android Beta program and receive the update or flash their device with the Android 13 system image. Whatever you do, it’s recommended to back up your sensitive data before updating the device....
The Ukranian police have arrested a cybercriminal gang who’s claimed to have earned more than $175,000 through phishing campaigns. The group’s malicious campaigns are so sophisticated that, they used over 40 fake websites – all hosted on their own server. Further, they used online marketing and advertising services to promote their phishing sites in search results rankings. A Sophisticated Phishing Gang A phishing campaign is one of the common vectors of breaching someone’s online accounts....
This is another chapter in the long-running question, do Celebrities actually use the brands they endorse? Recently Robert Downey Jr, the brand ambassador for OnePlus posted about OnePlus on his Weibo page. However, he posted using a Huawei P30 Pro device. The post was quickly taken down. But nothing gets deleted from the Internet, and the screenshot of the post is doing rounds on the internet. This news broke the internet, as many users on social media are seen trolling the actor and the OnePlus company....
A fresh leak of benchmark tests of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU revealed that it’s 18% faster than the vanilla 7950X and 12% faster than Intel’s Core i9-13900K in these tests. This comes from a leaker, chi11eddog, who earlier posted a number of claims regarding the MSI. Though the results from this new test are astonishing, there are metadata involved in his report – like the motherboard models, BIOS versions, or memory specs used for testing – thus, it shouldn’t be considered significantly....
Samsung is expected to bring a satellite-based SOS feature in the upcoming Galaxy S24 Series, as noted by a tipster this week. This claim is backed by a saying from the South Korean Minister of Science and ICT, who said the local smartphone brands are expected to add a two-way communication service between smartphones and satellites next year. And with Samsung being the major player in the country, we assume the same to add this functionality soon....
After a public rollout of Android 13-based One UI 5.0 to Galaxy S22 series, Samsung has now opened the same in beta for Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Flip 5G users in South Korea. Samsung users having these handsets in South Korea can enroll in the program for free and try out new features and improvements brought by both Android 13 and Samsung through One UI 5.0. One UI 5.0 to Galaxy Foldables Weeks after testing, Samsung has finally rolled out the stable Android 13-based One UI 5....
Researchers at WebARX found that several website owners are being blackmailed by fake hackers, for a ransom amount of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin. Adversaries here are carefully crafting the blackmail emails and are fake threatening owners about leaking databases, selling stolen customer data, and even de-indexing their sites from Google with blackhat techniques. Fake Extortion Emails Extortions aren’t new but often happens with the real cause. As security researchers at WebARX found, several crooks are targeting website owners of all kinds and extorting them to pay the ransom with proof-less hacks....
Hackers of SolarWinds have now shown up with a website to sell the data they had stolen from the hack earlier. They put up the data belonging to Microsoft, Cisco, FireEye, and SolarWinds itself, all can be get for $1 million, or in batches if the buyers like. From the domain registry, it was known that hackers may belong to Russia, and most probably an APT group. SolarWinds Hackers Selling Stolen Data SolarWinds hack was one of the notable incidents that happened in cyberspace in 2020....
ReasonLabs, a cybersecurity firm has discovered a crypto-mining campaign in the wild, disguised under a fake torrent of Spiderman: No Way Home. The threat actors here are cashing on the craze of the latest superhero movie, that’s attracting both theatre fans and torrent fans. The cryptominer is basically a Monero one, exploiting the systems of unsuspecting users and minting coins for hackers. Exploiting the Craze of Superhero Movie Spiderman: No Way Home, the latest Marvel hero movie distributed by Sony Pictures is a roaring hit, clocking more than $750 million in collections worldwide already ....
Dogecoin, Elon Musk’s favorite meme coin is now being used for purchasing Tesla merchandise! Fans have rushed to buy things up, with one among them running out of stock already! About three items – the Gigi Texas Belt Buckle, Cyberquad for Kids, and a stainless steel Cyberwhistle are listed in the Tesla store with Dogecoin as the only payment option. This push by Tesla has driven the price of Dogecoin up by 13% already....
Inspired by The Pirate Bay, an Australian developer has made a similar pirate platform for NFTs. Named as The NFT Bay, it’s now hosting a billion-dollar worth NFTs from two major blockchains. Cryptocurrency-based NFTs are just blockchain entries, that define the ownership of a digital item. And since people are paying millions to own them, The NFT Bay showed up with a torrent file worth 19.5TB – containing all the NFTs stored in Ethereum and Solana blockchains....
To restrict China’s advancement in the military race, the US government has this week passed an executive order limiting American investment in certain types of Chinese tech firms. This includes restrictions on investing in sensitive technologies like semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, whose advancement may pose a national security threat to the US one day. This is the latest move to shame China after sanctioning several Chinese firms in the US....
VoIP.ms, a telephony service based on VoIP technology for businesses, was hit with a DDoS attack last week . The threat actors are constantly hitting the service and demanding a ransom to stop. VoIP.ms’ website and servers are down as of now, causing trouble to customer services. Alternative ways to access the service have been a hassle too and are not working now. The DDoS attack against VoIP.ms The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of the prime weapons of cybercriminals, who use it against the target’s public-facing service....
WhatsApp in its latest compliance report as per the Indian IT Act said the platform has banned over 1.75 million in November 2021. Also, other metrics like receiving over 602 grievance reports and 36 actioned reports were shared. WhatsApp stressed that it complies with all the relevant rules, provides tools for user safety online and a fine experience overall. WhatsApp Compliance Report November 2021 Last year, the Indian government brought a new IT Act that would force online platforms to be more responsible and transparent in their activities....
In an interview with WaBetaInfo, the CEOs of Facebook and WhatsApp has confirmed that multi-device support for WhatsApp. While it’s still a month or two away from rolling out, there are other features like View Once, the option for media, and Disappearing Mode coming to WhatsApp soon. Alongside, the maker has also hinted about opening the beta program for iOS users once again. WhatsApp New Features For a long, WhatsApp has been limiting users who access the platform on multiple devices....
The latest beta version of WhatsApp is seen having new code, asking users to verify their identity for using the payments service. WhatsApp Pay in India and Brazil has millions of users using it, and it’s not sure why WhatsApp wanted to verify them now. This method includes users submitting identity-proof documents for verification. WhatsApp Identity Verification While WhatsApp is lagging behind its instant messenger rivals in new feature rollouts, it has got one unique support that’s not available in rest platforms – Payments ....
As we’ve seen earlier, WhatsApp is testing a variable playback speed option for its audio messages, which allows users to play their audio messages on two levels of speeds. These are speeding from 1x to 1.5x and 2x. This feature is currently embedded in the WhatsApp beta v2.21.6.11, and may soon arrive in the stable build. WhatsApp Variable Playback Speed Though WhatsApp is accused of launching new features slowly, it at least does them at the right time after several testing phases....
WhatsApp brought the Picture-in-Picture mode in 2018, and made no changes or upgrade since then to the feature. Now, it’s refreshing the UI of the Picture-in-Picture feature, where a new status bar is seen in the latest beta version. The bar is housing a play/pause button, expand and close options, which were previously overlayed on the video. WhatsApp Picture-in-Picture Mode Though WhatsApp is blamed for rolling needed features slowly, it made a commendable move by bringing the Picture-in-Picture mode to its clients in 2018....
Though Microsoft is revamping all elements in Windows 10 gradually, it’s leaving File Explorer behind such changes. But this too will be changing soon, as the latest leaks show the elements in File Explorer being organized in touch-friendly mode by default. This is to help users of all devices to navigate smoothly. Windows 10 File Explorer New Design File Explorer has long been carrying the same design. While Microsoft promised to revamp the whole Windows 10 soon, we’ve seen changes only in major icons and sections like Start Menu, but not in File Explorer, which is also a major one letting users check all the files folders....
Windows 10 users who installed the July 2021 security patch are facing printing issues with their smart card-based printers, scanners, and other multifunction devices. And this is because Microsoft has hardened the changes for a vulnerability in the Windows 10 domain controller that can patch issues but breaks down the functionality of devices. Windows 10 Printing Issues After July 2021 Update Microsoft breaking down functionalities in Windows OS after a cumulative monthly update isn’t new....
