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Android Auto to Support Most of the Latest Phones Google has unveiled its Android Auto service back in 2015, a year after the major car manufacturers formed the Open Automotive Alliance. The purpose of this system is to develop a wireless link between your smartphone and the car’s head unit (or the infotainment system), to make it easy for accessing the eligible services without much distraction. Android Auto to support more devices...

Starting with Android 10, Google has shifted its focus to give users more tools to control their privacy and security on their devices. And in Android 11, this has become a norm, making it more privacy-centric and filled with fewer features. These include limiting the app’s access to files, location, and others. Here’s more about them; Must-Know Privacy Features in Android 11 Stressing more on privacy, Google has embedded the following tools in its Android 11 to give users more power to handle their privacy themselves....

A report from Google’s Android security team revealed that several Android platform certificates were abused to sign malicious apps – that let them gain root privileges of the device. Platform certificates are the trusted digital keys owned by respective device OEMs and used for signing their core apps. Thus, abusing them for signing malware-laced apps will grant them root access as legitimate apps, causing trouble to users. Abusing the Android Platform Certificates To the unknown, every device OEM out there will have certain trusted certificates to sign their core apps on the platform – similar to authenticating documents with a signature....

Another vulnerability has been detected in the newest version of Android. Although Google has released a patched for it. However, not all Android users are safe yet. Y. Shafranovich, a security researcher reported a vulnerability in NFC beaming in Android devices. What is this vulnerability in NFC? In Android OS 8 and later, users are not made aware that installing the app might compromise security. Instead, during the file transfer via NFC beaming, they are shown an alert to install....

Huawei has been in turmoil since Trump Administration’s ban on the company. Started off as a small jiggle way back in 2018 has now evolved as a full issue. This affected Huawei a lot. In January 2019, Huawei lost the support from AT&T and within few months, Trump has levied a full-fledged ban on the company. National Security Order is the Main Reason For This Mishap Android’s Absence in Mobiles is Going To Create Big Problem For Huawei...

Anonymous , the famous hacktivist group that cyber-punished many organizations in the past, is now back with something interesting. As we have seen, the unjust death of George Floyd last week has triggered protests across America, which included many celebrities and companies supporting the protests. And now, the Anonymous group has just jumped in to strengthen the campaign, and it started this with Donald Trump! Countries around the world fighting for COVID-19 containment has become a general thing now....

In a world where Apple is finding it hard to procure more mini-LEDs for its future products, a German company joined the bandwagon to offer Apple the help it needed. As per reports, Osram Opto Semiconductors has signed a deal with Apple to manufacture mini-LEDs for Apple’s upcoming MacBook Pro notebooks . The technology will produce high brightness and contrast ratio for a better viewing experience for users. Apple’s New mini-LEDs Supplier We knew that COVID-19 lockdowns around the world had caused chip shortage, which is now causing the rise of prices of almost every electronic item out there....

After hiking the prices of Apple Music in a few countries in Asia and Africa, Apple is now doing the same in the UK, US, and Canada, especially with the Student Plan. As reported by 9to5Mac, the Student Plan of Apple Music is hiked by a dollar in the US, and Euro in the UK – costing $5.99 and €5.99 a month now. The rest of the plans remain the same as they’re now, so Apple is yet to make a formal announcement regarding the Student Plan hike....

As expected, Apple launched a yellow-colored iPhone 14 and 14 Plus for the spring season – hoping to rake in more sales in the slow-going period. These new devices have no internal changes but external color. Interested people can pre-order the yellow iPhone 14s on March 10th, with regular sales starting on March 14th. An Yellow Colored iPhone 14 To invoke the disappearing interest of fans, Apple started a trend of launching a color-renewed iPhone every spring....

If you are up for a battery refresh on your iPhone, the time is right now. Apple has sent out a notice on its website confirming that it will hike the prices of batteries on its iPhones starting as early as March 1st. Once the rates go live, you will have to pay up to $89* for a battery replacement on iPhones. Apple Battery Swap May Not Be a Cheap Option Either According to the latest update , you will have to pay an additional $20 for batteries for iPhone 14 series....

Hackers are evolving with new techniques to hide. A new finding by researchers reveals that the exploitation of Windows 10 ActiveX control to dump malware downloader called Ostap. The campaign seemed to be huge as researchers found dozens of such files till date. While the attackers behind this campaign are still unknown, the tricks they’re following to evade detection is appreciable. Phishing – Dumping – Execution Image via PixaBay A phishing campaign is a prime source for any remote attacks....

Basecamp , a communication platform used by corporates for project management is being abused by hackers for hosting their malware. Researchers found that hackers are distributing their Basecamp public documents to targets, which carry the BazarLoader trojan, that eventually deploy the Ryuk ransomware malware. Being suspicious about public documents is the way to thwart any such campaigns. Basecamp Used For Malware Hosting Basecamp is a sophisticated project management pack for letting groups chat, create, and share documents....

A new malware phishing campaign has been found in the past two weeks, which intends to set a backdoor in corporate networks. BazarBackdoor , as it’s called, is a new malware trojan delivered by various lures in emails to be clicked by employees and download a backdoor stealthily. This was known to be developed by the Trickbot malware gang, which I also a dangerous corporate attacker. Starting with luring emails BazarBackdoor begins with a general phishing campaign, which sends emails to employees via the Sendgrid marketing platform....

The latest statistics from Canalys show the growth of Chromebooks outperforming the PC market, with a staggering 75% in annual growth. The growth has come from all the vendors and is driven by the opening of schools and offices worldwide. Alongside, the shipments for PCs and tablets too have risen by a considerable share, with more units being sold post-pandemic than earlier. Record Sales of Chromebooks, PCs, and Tablets The work-from-home home and other remote technologies have driven the demand for core devices like smartphones and PCs since last year....

Symrise, a popular fragrance and flavor maker was hit by the Clop ransomware group, which claims to have stolen about 500GB of confidential data and encrypted about 1,000 devices. Though Symrise didn’t officially reveal the ransomware attack, it described it as a cyberattack and shut down systems, and halted production. Symrise Hit by a Ransomware Attack Ransomware groups have almost moved away from targetting individuals unless they’re high-profile. Most of the current ransomware groups are hitting large companies that don’t mind paying ransoms for prestige....

Academics from a University in the Netherlands have disclosed a bug in Intel’s processors, that could let an attacker steal data which in transit between cores. Named as CrossTalk , it’s reported to affect many Intel mobile, desktop and server CPUs. Attacker here can leverage the undocumented bug as staging buffer , that’s shared between cores of a CPU. while Intel has released patches for this now, it had taken them more than 21 months to resolve the complexity....

Google Chrome , is best known for exceptional speed and performance. Endless features, functionalities, and extensions have made this browser the most popular in the world. Almost 66% of internet users use Chrome for reliability and all-around performance. Today, with a high-speed internet connection, we can easily download Chrome without overthinking about online or offline installers. The Chrome online installer comes up with a tiny file and needs an internet connection to get all program files from its server during the installation process....

In 2015, Microsoft launched the Edge browser and replaced Internet Explorer. You all might know about the Chromium project, an open-source browser project that aims to provide a secure, fast, and compatible browser. Like Google Chrome , the Edge browser is also built through this project. Now, Edge is the default browser in Windows and comes pre-installed during Windows installation. However, it can’t be installed on versions below Windows 10 ....

The EU has just passed a deadline for global tech companies to identify themselves as the gatekeepers of several ecosystems under the new Digital Market Act. The EU commissioner has passed a list that includes seven companies as the gatekeepers already and confirming their stance by September 6th . This will force the concerned companies to open their markets to disrupt their monopoly status in the field effectively. Breaking Up the Monopolies Doing business in the EU is always challenging, with its stringent laws always keeping businesses in check for violations....

Mozilla has launched Firefox 90 with new functionalities for both Android and Desktop . With this new version, the Firebox browser brings the next version of SmartBlock. In addition, the browser adds improvement in print-to-pdf functionality and more. Firefox 90 Brings Smooth Logins with Facebook The new SmartBlock feature protects the site from cross-site tracking and makes sure that the site logins are working. Apart from this, it brings improvements to the individual exceptions to HTTPS-only mode, a third-party page that identifies compatibility issues raised by the third-party apps....