Month: August 2023
This Android malware avoids detection with a clever trick
Cybersecurity researchers are observing a growing number of malicious Android apps that successfully avoid being detected by mobile antivirus software. The trick is in the APK (Android Package) compression method. By using an unknown or unsupported compression method, researchers (and ultimately, AV programs) cannot unzip the APK for analysis and…
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Users of collaboration tool Zimbra have their accounts stolen
A new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email servers has been spotted, and researchers are saying it’s quite successful. Zimbra Collaboration is a online collaborative suite that comes with an email server and a web client. According to researchers from ESET, cybercriminals started sending phishing emails to…
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The Morning After: Fisker reveals more about its Alaska electric pickup
Fisker has shed some more light on its Alaska electric pickup, which it says will have a relatively low base price of $45,400. The Alaska is a work-friendly vehicle, letting you run your business from the cockpit. It has dedicated work glove and cowboy hat storage, a slide-out laptop tray…
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Google adds a reminder to clean your Pixel Buds every once in a while
When was the last time you cleaned your earphones? Ideally, you’re not leaving it long enough to see a sizable amount of crud building up (which is fairly unavoidable when you’re regularly shoving them into your ears), but if you happen to own a pair of Google Pixel Buds or…
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Fed up with Microsoft’s default apps bloating Windows 11? We’ve got some good news
Windows 11 is set to give you the option to remove more of its default apps if you wish to streamline the operating system a bit. The ability to uninstall more of these so-called ‘inbox apps’ (or core applications) is present in the latest preview build (25931) which has been…
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Twitch will let streamers ban users from watching their streams
Twitch is rolling out an update next month that will finally allow streamers to block banned users from viewing their streams. Currently, Twitch allows you to ban users from the chat section of a stream, but they can still view streams. Twitch revealed earlier this week, during its Patch Notes…
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