Right after fixing the fingerprint sensor issues of Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Google seems to be having yet another one coming – in the form of Pixel 6a. A prominent YouTuber and a news outlet reviewed the Pixel 6a and found that the handset can be unlocked with unregistered fingerprints! This is aside from the sluggish unlocking experience they face in the Pixel 6a. Although, it’s limited to some units of the same device....
Kaspersky researchers noted an updated Wroba malware being delivered by the Roaming Mantis threat actors in a new campaign that can exploit targets with DNS hijacking. Aiming to redirect users to fake landing pages for further exploitation, the campaign is seen expanding out of South Korea to several nations in Europe for the first time in years. Expansion of Malware Campaign Kaspersky researchers detailed a new campaign coming from the threat actors of the Roaming Mantis group, where an updated Wroba malware is being distributed to several European countries lately....
At its event of Foundry Forum 2022, Samsung announced its roadmap for the development of next-generation NAND chips, GDDR7 video cards, and other memory chips. Some of the prominent ones among them is the company entering the 1bnm process stage of producing its memory chips, with native speeds of 6.4-7.2Gbps. Also, Samsung said the world’s first 1Tb TLC V-NAND will be coming to users later this year. Samsung Announcements on Memory Chips Samsung’s memory business is as important as its electronics business, powering most of the company’s revenue in recent quarters....
If you’re looking for a feature-packed video editor that won’t cost you any money. Well, Shotcut might be the ultimate solution for you at the moment. As a Windows user, it is a perfect choice if you’re using either a 64-bit or 32-bit system. Shotcut Video Editor Overview Shotcut is a very popular video editor on the Internet. It is a versatile and feature-rich tool. Unlike most editors, Shotcut provides the ultimate solution to video editing without spending much money....
Researchers at Symantec have discovered that the Sodinokibi ransomware group is now scanning for PoS softwares in the victim’s network to cash even further. Any vulnerabilities found in the PoS softwares, that handle the financial transactions between customers and businesses, can be exploited for scraping more sensitive details, that can be further exploited directly or sold in the dark web to others. An Extra Source of Income Sodinokibi, also known as REvil ransomware is infamous for attacks on Travelex , GEDIA automotive , and many other companies in the past....
Aside from this achievement, the company said it’s aiming to reach the 200 million mark by this year-end. Yet, Spotify stock tumbled a bit on the after-hours trading since the gross margin of its earnings is low, panicking the investors. This was revealed in its latest Q3 earnings report , where it surpassed the analysts’ estimates by a million count! The company even said that it’s aiming to reach the 200 million mark by the end of this year....
Tesla’s one of the few companies aiding authorities in this ongoing pandemic. The electric car maker is manufacturing its own style of ventilators, which are essential and running short due to an increase in patients. A YouTube video showed how Tesla is working in its New York Gigafactory facility for producing a ventilator. And the prototype is mostly built up using parts that are used for Tesla cars. Elon Musk has long been reluctant about the spreading of Coronavirus ....
Most Downloaded Shows From Torrents in 2020 The rise of new OTTs every day puts users in a dilemma of choosing the right one. This struggle is real since many hit shows live in not just one OTT platform, but many. And buying all of them isn’t feasible for an average person. Thus, they turn towards torrent sites to illegally download them. While there are many torrent clients available today, BitTorrent is one of the trendy ones....
On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, Tinder announced a handful of features and improvements to its platform that would safeguard its users’ experience online. One among them is a new incognito mode to keep your profile more discreet and have granular controls on who you can connect with. Also, there are many tools to encourage users to report toxic messages and guides to help them be safer on the platform....
To help users identify better of spam callers, Truecaller has added new features in the Android to detect how active the spammer is. This includes giving detailed statistics of the spam caller’s frequency recently, how many members have reported spam, and his peak calling hours. These reports may help the receiver be more informed about incoming spam calls, thus avoid. Truecaller Lists Statistics of Spam Callers Truecaller has grown to be one of the essential apps to house in almost every smartphone today....
To everyone’s surprise, Trump commented that Snowden was treated unfairly and should be given a chance for a prison-free return to the US. He revealed these statements to the New York Post on Friday, which seemed surprising as he previously called Snowden as a traitor and asked for his execution! Trump Thinks Edward Snowden Was Treated Unfairly For starters, Edward Snowden is a former contract employee for NSA and CIA, who leaked their covert mass surveillance over millions of citizens years back....
After a failed trial of the new verification system, Twitter is bringing the same to everyone soon, with notable modifications. Elon Musk clarified that the new system would allocate different colored badges for all the accounts based on their nature. Regular people, including celebrities, will stick to an old blue badge, while governments and others will have deeper checks performed to attain badges. Colored Badges to Twitter Accounts The drama around verified badges for all on Twitter continues, with Elon Musk finally clarifying on what colors different accounts get....
Imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp aren’t part of Meta’s massive social media family. That’s exactly what the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pushing for in a blockbuster trial that kicked off in Washington, D.C. The FTC says Meta , the company behind Facebook, played dirty by snapping up Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to squash competition. If they win, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, might have to let go of two of the biggest apps on your phone....
In a strategic move to secure America’s electric vehicle ( EV ) supply chain, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has acquired a 5% equity stake in Lithium Americas, a Canadian mining company, and its Nevada-based joint venture with General Motors. Announced on October 1, 2025, the deal reworks a $2.26 billion loan from the Biden era, using no-cost warrants to grant the government share-buying rights at a fixed price, reducing financial risk for taxpayers....
A Ukrainian TV channel named TRK has mistakenly reported its own URL as an infringing one to Google and asked it to be removed. The concerned URL was the localhost, pertaining to its own server. And since it was deemed a mistake, Google cannot takedown the URL. Also, the company is having a bad reputation for detecting infringing URLs. Spotting Self URLs as Illegitimate With a number of digital pirates out there constantly scraping and distributing unauthorized content for free, copyright holders have pushed for more effective rules and regulations in taking them down....
In September this year, Instagram admitted that it knew some of its users are underaged, and most teens are suffering from depression and other mental stress by using its platform. While it also highlighted the moves it’s making to combat such things, lawmakers aren’t satisfied much. Thus, a group of US states is now launching an investigation into how this issue, to find out further and end anything found troublesome for good....
The Department of Justice has today noted the largest cryptocurrency civil forfeiture in US history, worth $34 million in cryptocurrencies. As per the press release, the Southern District of Florida has successfully seized this cryptocurrency from a dark web seller, who made this money by selling illicit goods. The seizure is the result of operation TORnado, conducted in the summer of 2017. Largest Seize in US History As good as the dark web marketplaces are flourishing in processing illicit goods and transactions, law enforcement is flourishing with new tools and help to thwart them....
The US retail giant, Walmart is hoping to enter the new virtual world concept – Metaverse finally. This is revealed by the company through filings made to the US Patent Office, regarding various ideas. One among them includes creating its own cryptocurrency and selling NFTs! Also, there are plans for conducting fitness classes virtually, by training people on health and nutrition through AR and VR technologies. All these ideas were just noted by Walmart in the filings and seem no work regarding it has started....
WhatsApp today has pushed a full-screen pop-up notification to everyone, about the changes made to their data collection and service policies. The newly modified rules will now let WhatsApp collect more data and share it with Facebook companies, to provide deeper integration as Facebook wished for. It takes effect from February 8th onwards. Though Facebook is into numerous data scandals, some appreciated it because the company hasn’t drawn WhatsApp into such business yet....
WHO has been the first source of authentic information regarding Coronavirus, and hackers have been continuously seen, targeting it to breach. Many authorities and cybersecurity agencies have warned the UN body regarding potential attacks by nation-state backed hacking groups. Further, even WHO has clarified that it witnessed a sharp rise in attacks on the WHO website and its employees. Many hackers are selling luring employees with phishing attacks to gain their passwords and to compromise the network further....
