Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 20-year-old founder and the administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums has been formally charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. If proven guilty, Fitzpatrick, who went by the online moniker “pompompurin,” faces a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison. He was arrested on March 15,
Elon Musk‘s brain implant company Neuralink has approached one of the biggest US neurosurgery centers as a potential clinical trials partner as it prepares to test its devices on humans once regulators allow for it, according to six people familiar with the matter. Neuralink has been developing brain implants since 2016 it hopes will eventually be
Huawei Watch Ultimate was launched by the company last week. The Chinese firm recently concluded its first major launch event of the year, which saw the announcement of its latest premium smartphone, the Huawei Mate X3, alongside its new flagship wearable, the Huawei Watch Ultimate. The latest smartwatch from the Chinese electronics manufacturer is claimed
iOS 17, Apple’s upcoming software update for its iPhone handsets, was previously leaked by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in January this year. However, just around three months after he predicted that the upcoming version of iOS would focus on bug fixes and performance enhancements, the analyst has suggested that the iOS 17 update could include new
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data. In the United States, there are growing calls to ban TikTok, owned by China-based company ByteDance, or to pass bipartisan
Apple is expected to launch two AR/VR headsets in 2023, which could be unveiled at WWDC 2023. This is believed to commence with a mixed reality headset, followed by an affordable version coming in 2024 or 2025. However, Apple has, in the past, been seen struggling with certain product categories and devices; earlier plans to
Infinix Hot 30i was launched in India on Monday. The new Infinix Hot series phone comes with a 6.6-inch full-HD+display and features a 50-megapixel dual rear camera setup. The Infinix Hot 30i packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 10W fast charging that is claimed to deliver up to 30 days of standby time on
Elon Musk Twitter account seen on Mobile with Elon Musk in the background on screen, seen in this photo illustration. On 19 February 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pieces of the computer code used to run Twitter were leaked online, according to court filings, marking the social media site’s
OneWeb launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation,” allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year. “It’s the fruition of an enormous amount of hard work, and obviously we’ve been through some geopolitical issues over the last year or so, and the team has proven to
Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. A TikTok spokesperson called the action “misguided”, saying it was based on fundamental misconceptions about the company. “Following the government’s decision to ban
Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / WordPress Patches have been released for a critical security flaw impacting the WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress, which is installed on over 500,000 websites. The flaw, if left unresolved, could enable a bad actor to gain unauthorized admin access to impacted stores, the company said in an advisory on
Redmi A2 and Redmi A2+ have been silently launched in Europe as a successor to the company’s Redmi A1 series. The smartphones, with MediaTek Helio G36 SoC and up to 3GB of RAM have made their debut as entry-level handsets. The phones are listed on Xiaomi’s global website. However, details about the pricing and availability
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the 2018 web-slinging odyssey, Marvel’s Spider-Man, will release in September. That’s according to the Venom voice actor Tony Todd, who responded to a fan sharing their excitement on Twitter. “Looks like September! Massive publicity coming in August,” he replied, asking fans to hold their breath. Todd rose to
ACCRA, GHANA — Block CEO Jack Dorsey and his top brass descended on Accra for the inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference in December to talk about one of the most potentially disruptive and transformative alternatives to the continent’s existing financial system: bitcoin. Since its inception in 2008, this unfamiliar form of money has alternatively been disdained
A federal judge on Friday set a fast-paced schedule in the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit challenging Google LLC’s digital advertising technology practices, moving the case along more quickly than either side had proposed. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Anderson in Alexandria, Virginia, after a brief hearing, issued an order setting Jan. 18, 2024, as the
A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of
Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking A recent campaign undertaken by Earth Preta indicates that nation-state groups aligned with China are getting increasingly proficient at bypassing security solutions. The threat actor, active since at least 2012, is tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under Bronze President, HoneyMyte, Mustang Panda, RedDelta, and Red Lich. Attack
Apple’s Taiwanese supplier Pegatron is in talks to open a second India factory, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, as the US tech giant’s partners continue to diversify production away from China. Pegatron plans to add a second facility near the southern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, just six months
EA is permanently delisting three legacy Battlefield games from its digital storefronts. Starting April 28, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Bad Company 2 will no longer be available for purchase. The news comes in preparation for EA retiring online services for the titles on December 8. The offline campaign segments/ features from Bad Company
Twitter will begin removing so-called legacy verified marks from user accounts next week, as it works toward a model where only paid subscribers and members of approved organisations have that status. The move to strike legacy verification begins April 1, the San Francisco-based company said in a tweet Thursday. It’s one of the earliest policy
Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Programming Cloud-based repository hosting service GitHub said it took the step of replacing its RSA SSH host key used to secure Git operations “out of an abundance of caution” after it was briefly exposed in a public repository. The activity, which was carried out at 05:00 UTC on March
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