Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A recently disclosed security flaw impacting 7-Zip has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to an advisory issued by the U.K. NHS England Digital on Tuesday. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-11001 (CVSS score: 7.0), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. It has been […]
Continue ReadingCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages a combination of social engineering and WhatsApp hijacking to distribute a Delphi-based banking trojan named Eternidade Stealer as part of attacks targeting users in Brazil. “It uses Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to dynamically retrieve command-and-control (C2) addresses, allowing the threat actor to update […]
Continue ReadingThe Nvidia logo is displayed on a building at Nvidia headquarters on August 27, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: […]
Continue ReadingNov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A newly discovered campaign has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life (EoL) ASUS routers worldwide, predominantly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, to rope them into a massive network. The router hijacking activity has been codenamed Operation WrtHug by SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team. Southeast Asia and European […]
Continue ReadingA new NordPass report shows “123456” remains the most common password globally in 2025, followed by “admin” and other simple number strings. India’s list mirrors global trends, with “Pass@123” also appearing. NordPass says weak and guessable passwords remain widespread across age groups despite rising awareness. The firm recommends stronger, unique passw…
Continue ReadingHMD Terra M is an ultra-rugged smart feature phone designed for frontline workers, government agencies, defence forces, and enterprise teams under the company’s HMD Secure division. Launching in Q1 2026, the device offers MIL-STD-810H durability, IP68/IP69K protection, a 2.8-inch glove-friendly display, Push-to-Talk and emergency keys, and 4G connectivity with dual …
Continue ReadingLarry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Wednesday that he will resign from the board at OpenAI after the release of emails between him and the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers had announced […]
Continue ReadingThe challenge facing security leaders is monumental: Securing environments where failure is not an option. Reliance on traditional security postures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to chase threats after they have already entered the network, is fundamentally risky and contributes significantly to the half-trillion-dollar annual cost of cybercrime. Zero Trust fundamentally shifts this […]
Continue ReadingSundar Pichai has acknowledged rising concerns over an AI investment bubble, warning that no company, including Google, would be immune if it bursts. In an interview with the BBC, he compared current market behaviour to the dotcom era and noted elements of irrationality in today’s funding climate. Pichai also cautioned users against blindly trusting AI […]
Continue ReadingNvidia earnings, the most important report of the quarter, will be out after Wednesday’s close, and AI rockstar CEO Jensen Huang will be on the hot seat to answer tough questions about the spiraling artificial intelligence spending promises and how these tech companies — big and not so big — are going to pay for […]
Continue ReadingNov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor known as PlushDaemon has been observed using a previously undocumented Go-based network backdoor codenamed EdgeStepper to facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. EdgeStepper “redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively rerouting the traffic from legitimate infrastructure used for software updates to attacker-controlled infrastructure,” […]
Continue ReadingNov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananAI Security / SaaS Security Malicious actors can exploit default configurations in ServiceNow’s Now Assist generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform and leverage its agentic capabilities to conduct prompt injection attacks. The second-order prompt injection, according to AppOmni, makes use of Now Assist’s agent-to-agent discovery to execute unauthorized actions, enabling attackers to copy […]
Continue ReadingCloudflare suffered a major outage after an internal permissions change caused its Bot Management system to generate an oversized feature file that repeatedly broke proxy services. The faulty file was circulated across the network, triggering hours of failures that initially resembled a DDoS attack. Cloudflare halted the bad file, restored a stable version, and reboot…
Continue ReadingGlobal investor sentiment for artificial intelligence remains buoyant, despite on the ongoing stock sell-off. European and Asia markets have seen days of consecutive losses, tracking their U.S. counterparts lower as pressures mount on AI-related stocks and their valuations. The pan-European Stoxx 600 on Tuesday notched its lowest level in a month, with major bourses opening mixed on Wednesday, while Asia-Pacific markets fell. Stateside, stock futures were little […]
Continue ReadingXiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, […]
Continue ReadingThis photograph shows a general view of Nexperia headquarters in Nijmegen on November 6, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images The Dutch government on Wednesday said it suspended its intervention at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, following constructive talks with Chinese authorities. “We see this as a show of goodwill,” Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans […]
Continue ReadingWobble One has been launched in India as the Indkal Technologies-owned company’s first smartphone. The handset will be offered in the country via multiple retail channels, including Amazon. It will be available for customers from December 12. It features a USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom, for charging and wired […]
Continue ReadingSony has announced its Black Friday sale in India. The sale will begin on November 21 and will last till December 4. The Black Friday sale brings discounts on PS5 consoles, peripherals, and games. PS5 physical and digital edition consoles are discounted by Rs. 5,000.
Continue ReadingSamsung’s upcoming Galaxy A57 5G has appeared in multiple certifications, revealing key upgrades ahead of launch. A 3C listing shows the phone will support 45W wired charging, potentially making it faster to charge than the Galaxy S26 series, which is listed with only 25W support. The A57 is still expected to remain a mid-range device […]
Continue ReadingWe tested the latest updates for Grok and ChatGPT. The test was largely focused on emotional intelligence, which results in more natural conversations and creative writing capability. While GPT-5.1 gave a strong fight to Elon Musk’s AI model, the latter was a clear winner due to its higher prompt adherence and adaptability.
Continue ReadingSeveral AI applications can be seen on a smartphone screen, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek. Philip Dulian | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Money keeps flowing into artificial intelligence companies but out of AI stocks. In what looks like — once again — a scenario of the left […]
Continue ReadingApple’s new N1 wireless networking chip, introduced with the iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air, delivers a major real-world performance boost over the previous generation and competes closely with Android flagships. Crowdsourced Ookla data shows higher speeds, stronger consistency in weak Wi-Fi conditions and improved reliability, despite the N1 lacking full 320MHz Wi…
Continue ReadingPoco has confirmed that the upcoming Poco F8 Ultra will feature a 6,500mAh battery, while the Poco F8 Pro will include a 6,210mAh unit ahead of their global launch on November 26. Expected to debut as a rebranded Redmi K90 Pro Max, the F8 Ultra is tipped to offer LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.1 storage, a […]
Continue ReadingNov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Fortinet has warned of a new security flaw in FortiWeb that it said has been exploited in the wild. The medium-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-58034, carries a CVSS score of 6.7 out of a maximum of 10.0. “An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command […]
Continue ReadingA listing for a previously unknown Realme smartphone has been sighted on Amazon. The purported handset could be launched as the Realme 15 Lite 5G and the listing also reveals its key specifications and price in India. It is expected to come with a 6.78-inch 120Hz OLED screen and dual 50-megapixel rear cameras. The Realme […]
Continue ReadingQualcomm on Wednesday announced the launch date of its upcoming flagship chipset, named Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. The latest addition to the Snapdragon 8 platform is expected to sit below the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the company’s lineup. While its specifications remain under wraps, reports suggest that the SoC could deliver performance […]
Continue ReadingA Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla has obtained a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state’s department of transportation said. The electric vehicle company applied for a “transportation network company” permit on Nov. 13, and was […]
Continue ReadingApple on Tuesday announced new AppleCare+ coverage options in India. It is rolling out new affordable annual and monthly plans that provide customers with more flexibility in how their Apple devices remain protected. The Cupertino-based tech giant has added coverage for up to two incidents of theft or loss each year with the AppleCare+ with […]
Continue ReadingThe Vivo V60e is a decent option in its segment, at least on paper. It promises a premium design, vibrant display, great cameras, and a long battery life. However, on-paper metrics often fail to translate into the real-world experience. So, does the Vivo V60e deliver on its USP and make a sensible purchase in this […]
Continue ReadingThe Anthropic website on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Money keeps flowing into artificial intelligence companies but out of AI stocks. In what looks like — once again — a scenario of the left hand scratching the right, Microsoft and Nvidia will be investing a combined $15 billion into […]
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