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How are hackers getting all this data so easily? Well, for starters, tactics like phishing and malicious email attachments actually work — and COVID-19 has given cybercriminals even more opportunity to wreak havoc on unsuspecting victims. Tap or click here to see why there are so many COVID-19 scams floating around. And now, a new COVID-19-themed phishing campaign is taking things a step further by introducing a piece of malware that can track what you type on your keyboard....

The Nokia 7 Plus was first unveiled by HMD Global-owned at MWC 2018 this year. The mid-range smartphone launches in India later this month and has already got a lot of people interested in it. However, there’s another phone in India which has a lot of people interested — the Redmi Note 5 Pro. There’s a huge price difference between the two phones, but the Redmi Note 5 Pro is known to give tough competition to phones well above its price category....

This new add-on is designed to provide “the realistic audio that gamers want with the comfort and convenience that people need,” Matt Green, senior manager of acoustics engineering at Logitech, said in a statement Aug. 17. Rather than relying on earbuds or on-ear drivers, the Chorus accessory uses “custom-tuned off-ear acoustics” emanating from a pair of open-backed, rotating speakers that sit just alongside the wearer’s ears. Logitech hopes this combination of open-air design and nearby sound reproduction provides the best blend of comfort, sound reproduction, and realism....

This is because 12 years ago the young entrepreneur abandoned his preparation at Harvard to found the social network Facebook. However, after becoming one of the youngest billionaires in the world, Mark Zuckerberg on thursday finally got his degree. Well, Mark Zuckerberg returned to Harvard on Thursday and received his degree and addressed the annual commencement ceremony. He said graduates to create a purpose for today’s world. “If I get through this speech today it’ll be the first time I actually finish something here at Harvard,” He said He told graduates to care about others, to fight inequality and strengthen the global community....

According to The Korea Times, Mark Zuckerberg, the inventor of the social network we all hate using every day but kind of have to due to social obligations, is in Korea today to meet with Lee Jay-yong. That’s the guy who will eventually run Samsung Electronics. What will the two talk about behind closed doors? The official quote from Samsung is: In other words, no comment. At this point I’d like to highlight the face that Larry Page visited Samsung in their home country of Korea back in April....

Following its growing trend, the social network giant, of course, Facebook is developing a smart speaker and a virtual assistant that will be coupled to this same smart speaker. This information was advanced by TechCrunch and its collaborator Jane Manchun Wong who found code and patents that refer to the new plans of the world’s largest social network, of course, Facebook. Portal The South Korean giant Samsung’s smartphone will be called Portal and apparently has been under development since at least 2017....

Microsoft has warned that one cyber-criminal gang has used an unpatched Exchange Server to gain entry to a target organization to deploy the notorious BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware. The company provides a case study of one cyber-criminal gang using Exchange Server flaws in BlackCat ransomware attacks as well as an overview of multiple ransomware gangs that previously used other ransomware. SEE: Cloud computing dominates. But security is now the biggest challenge The FBI in April warned that BlackCat ransomware had compromised at least 60 organizations worldwide since March 2022....

The Surface Go is a 10-inch device that weighs in at just 0.5kg and is 8.3mm thin. What Microsoft aims to provide with the Surface Go is productivity on the move while still maintaining an extremely portable form factor and a slim profile. The Surface Go is equipped with a custom built high resolution PixelSense display with an aspect ratio of 3:2 that has support for Microsoft’s Surface Pen with 4096 different levels of pressure sensitivity, low pen parallax, low latency, and extremely precise for note taking as well as drawing or computer aided graphics purposes....

We’ve even seen a new version of an old-school virus making the rounds recently. Tap or click here to find out how to stop it. That’s why most everyone has some form of antivirus software running on their computers and laptops. But what do you do to protect your smartphones and tablets? Microsoft is working on a solution for everyone. Antivirus protection for your phone If you have a PC, you already have some experience with Windows Defender — good or bad....

Its no secret that Motorola has been struggling with the sales of its flagship handset — the Moto X. The company has been constantly offering the unlocked version of the handset on discount in a bid to increase its sagging sales. Now, in a bid to further tempt consumers, Motorola will be allowing users to order a customized version of Moto X via Moto Maker only for $0.01 and trial it for two weeks....

The impact, which happened in December of last year, created a crater about 500 feet wide – about the width of two city blocks, scientists said Thursday. Even though meteorites are hitting Mars all the time, this impact was clearly different, InSight impact science lead Ingrid Daubar told reporters – the crater it left behind is more than 10x larger than the typical new craters that are formed. Also: NASA: This is the weird sound of a meteoroid hitting Mars “We thought a crater of this size might form somewhere on the planet once every few decades, maybe once a generation,” she said....

Your smart TV also collects valuable data on you. Tracking happens on the pixel level that can identify every ad, TV show, or movie you’re playing on your TV, including content from streaming boxes, cable/over-the-air TV, and even DVD and Blu-Ray disk players. Tap or click here to stop your smart TV from spying on you. Apple’s iOS is bundled with tons of useful privacy options. You can see detailed Safari reports showing what kind of trackers and data requests you’ve encountered online....

Now, according to online reports, it seems that Yota Devices will partner with ZTE* for the manufacturing of the next generation YotaPhone, which is expected to be called YotaPhone 3. The Russian company said the following: ZTE also weighed in, saying this: Prior to this agreement with Chinese company ZTE, the YotaPhones were manufactured in Singapore. The upcoming YotaPhone 3 is believed to be introduced in the first quarter of 2016, which coincides with the MWC event in Barcelona, where Yota Devices has unveiled its previous editions....

The ember model, which has bright red highlights at the top bottom, can now be yours for $299. Nextbit notes the unlocked device comes in limited supply, so head on over to the official store if you want to pick one up. The major claim to fame with the Nextbit Robin is the 100GB cloud locker that stores app user data for rapid recall if you’re falling short on space....

The details of phishing scams change from year to year, depending on the pretexts that social engineers can use to convince you to click on a link or open an attachment. Here, we will discuss phishing email examples from some of the top phishing schemes of 2018. 1. Account Verification 2. Cloud-Based File Sharing Cloud-based file-sharing services like Google Docs, Dropbox and Office365 make business more efficient by providing a fast and easy way to share files and folders across teams....

A new feature that’s showing up for some users now offers shortcuts to common actions nearby places. According to a screenshot from Android lice, you’ll see two different sets of cards when holding down the home button. The top card offers actions, like navigation or creating a reminder based on the content. The other card suggests nearby places, like bars, cafes, or restaurants. I tried this out on a Galaxy S7 ge Nexus 7, but no luck in getting these to appear....

The service shuts down February 23rd—you can head to the company’s site for instructions on downloading all your images. already backs up stores all your photos, videos, features some pretty good editing tools tricks like Auto Awesome instant image enhancement. st rumors indicated that may split its photo service away from its social network. There is a hint of this on Android as there is a separate otos app, though it’s still tied to + for updates from the ay Store....

Actually, Musk is interested in buying the companies. As recently, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, sentenced as the biggest leveraged buyout deal in history to hold a private social networking platform. Now, Musk has become the CEO of one more company. However, Musk also owns some other companies. As we heard about his revolutionary space exploration company, SpaceX, and ahead of the competition in electric vehicles, Tesla, but there are also others....

Smart devices have made it much easier to listen to Digital Goddess’ weekly show. You can even go back and listen to past episodes. The Kim Komando Show provides you with the latest news from the technology world, introduces you to new products and offers tips on how to use technology to improve your lifestyle. Alexa, play The Kim Komando Show Make sure your smart speaker is powered on and simply say, “Alexa, play The Kim Komando Show....

Let’s start with the malware sample (text.exe) by infecting our test machine with it and notice some of the artifacts that it generates. From above screenshot, we can see that the process generates a child process of the same name. From above, we can see that the malware specimen is trying to resolve a DNS name. (Please note that this is on the other machine where all the traffic from the infected machine is routed)...