23 Sep, 2024

Verizon to pay $16 million in TracFone data breach settlement

Verizon Communications has agreed to pay a $16,000,000 settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. concerning three data breach incidents at its wholly-owned subsidiary, TracFone Wireless, suffered after its acquisition in 2021. TracFone is a telecommunications service provider offering services through Total by Verizon Wireless, Straight Talk, and Walmart Family Mobile, among […]

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New Play ransomware Linux version targets VMware ESXi VMs

Play ransomware is the latest ransomware gang to start deploying a dedicated Linux locker for encrypting VMware ESXi virtual machines. Cybersecurity company Trend Micro, whose analysts spotted the new ransomware variant, says the locker is designed to first check whether it’s running in an ESXi environment before executing and that it can evade detection on […]

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Telegram zero-day allowed sending malicious Android APKs as videos

A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed ‘EvilVideo’ allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files. A threat actor named ‘Ancryno’ first began selling the Telegram zero-day exploit on June 6, 2024, in a post on the Russian-speaking XSS hacking forum, stating the flaw existed in Telegram v10.14.4 and older. ESET […]

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Redmi 13 5G Review: The Best Budget Smartphone of 2024

It’s safe to say that the golden era of budget smartphones is long gone, with Xiaomi and Realme’s number series now operating in the sub-25K segment. However, this price push has left the biggest smartphone market—the 15K segment—in the dust, with people seemingly having no options. Therefore, when Xiaomi announced its new Redmi 13 5G […]

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VMware ESXi servers targeted by new Linux ransomware variant

A string of attacks on VMware ESXi servers were launched by the Play ransomware group, best known for its double-extortion tactics. In a July 19 blog post, Trend Micro researchers said most of the attacks have been concentrated in the United States. The researchers explained that the ransomware will first verify if it’s running on […]

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Two Russians Convicted for Role in LockBit Attacks

Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their participation in the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, aged 34, and Mikhail Vasiliev, aged 34, pleaded guilty to a range of charges related to their involvement as affiliates to the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group. Astamirov pleaded guilty to […]

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ASRock IMB-A8000 industrial Ryzen Embedded 8000 mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 96GB DDR5 RAM

ASRock Industrial recently launched the IMB-A8000, an industrial and embedded motherboard in a mini-ITX form factor. As an embedded motherboard, it is powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 series APU which features 8 cores and 16 threads, built with 4nm technology, and including a 16 TOPS AI accelerator. The motherboard supports up to 96GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600MHz […]

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Three games will leave the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July

Three games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass on July 31. Until then, subscribers still have the chance to buy the respective games at a 20 percent discount with Microsoft’s member discount. Microsoft had already announced that only three new games would be added to the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July. […]

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New Epic Games Store free games giveaway arrives with $45 face value

Epic Games’ latest game giveaway is now live. While recent giveaways have focused on providing one free game, this week’s giveaway extends to two titles with a $44.98 face value. The Epic Games Store has updated its weekly game giveaway, which it will honour until July 26. To recap, the storefront gave away Floppy Knights last week, […]

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AYANEO releases Retro Power Bank as an affordable power bank

AYANEO has finally released its first power bank. Available for $39.99, the AYANEO Retro Power Bank has a 12,000 mAh battery, two USB Type-C ports and peak 45 W charging capabilities. AYANEO has finally released its first power bank, some eight months after its initial debut and two months since its last official outing. Since […]

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