Month: May 2020
Phishing emails disguised as Covid-19 reports
Phishing campaigns using emails are not new, but now there is a novel approach adopted by would-be threat actors. Playing on people’s fears and concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, a sustained phishing campaign using subject lines such as, ‘WHO Covid-19 Situation Report’ has been deployed since May 12 this year.…
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Android 10, One UI 2 updates revived for Samsung devices in India
Good news for existing Samsung users in India waiting for Android 10 and One UI 2.x update. Samsung had paused its update schedule in the wake of the Indian government-announced lockdown since March 25. From April 30, the update was halted leaving thousands of users in a state of limbo.…
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Huawei claims breakthrough in 5G antenna technology – here’s what it brings
Chinese multinational company Huawei has claimed a breakthrough in the 5G antenna technology that brings reduced radiation and power utilisation besides better quality integration between the base station and the antenna. The company says that the new technology, called CableFree, is a breakthrough in mobile antenna design as it comes…
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Data of 29 million Indian job seekers leaked to the dark web
Data of more than 29 million job seekers from India has been leaked on the dark web and the source of this data is not yet clear. US-based Cyber intelligence firm Cyble believes that it could be from one of the several resume aggregators in the country. In a blog…
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Work collaboration unicorn Notion is blocked in China
Notion, the fast-growing work collaboration tool that recently hit a $2 billion valuation, said on Twitter Monday that its service is blocked in China. The productivity app has attracted waves of startups and tech workers around the world — including those in China — to adopt its all-in-one platform that…
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A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks
Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Security researcher Justin Paine said in a blog post that he found the database, containing DNS queries and Netflow data, on the internet without a password. With…
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