Hackers run Linux on Nintendo Switch, claim exploit cannot be patched Hackers have a particular liking when it comes to hacking Nintendo consoles, be it the Wii, DS, or 3DS. Not making it easier for Nintendo, now a hacker group named ‘fail0verflow’ has successfully managed to run Debian Linux on Switch by exploiting its boot code. fail0verflow is the same hacking group who hacked the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 4....

After weeks of teasers, leaks, and speculations, Nothing on Tuesday officially launched its first smartphone, the Phone (1) in the mid-range category at a live event in London. For the unversed, Nothing, the London-based consumer start-up company, was founded by the co-founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei on October 29, 2020, after he left the smartphone maker the same year. The company to date has launched only a single product called the Nothing Ear (1) for $99, which are transparent truly wireless earbuds....

Mandiant which has been tracking APT29 since at least 2014 pointed out that the Russian espionage group is “using new tactics and aggressively targeting Microsoft 365 in attacks that demonstrate exceptional operational security and evasion”. The company highlighted some of APT29’s new advanced TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) in a report published on Thursday. For a threat actor, one of the most troublesome logging security features is Purview Audit, a higher-grade security feature in Microsoft 365 suite....

2021 has been a good year for meme coins like DOGE and SHIB. At times these coins even outperformed industry standards like BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, BNB, and many more. Last week, SHIB experienced an all time high surge in value. The surge was so high that it became the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Several reliable sources suggest that some whales were the primary reason behind these surges. The popular electric car manufacturer Tesla might soon start accepting Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a payment method for purchasing cars....

Cybersecurity researchers at McAfee have discovered that an updated version of the Android malware, XLoader, can automatically launch itself on infected Android smartphones after installation without the need for any user interaction. XLoader, also known as MoqHao, is a malware strain that is likely created by a financially motivated threat actor called ‘Roaming Mantis’. This malware is mainly distributed via shortened URL links in text messages on Android devices, which, when clicked, redirects you to a website to download an Android APK installation file for a mobile app....

Meet Turing’s Cadenza, there is no smartphone on earth like it Imagine a smartphone with two Snapdragon 830 SoCs, 12GB of RAM, 12MP front cameras, and 60MP rear cameras. Yes! These are the specs of the forthcoming smartphone from the house of Turing which is popular for its hack proof smartphones. While other manufacturers are trying to push the RAM boundaries to 6GB, Turing Cadenza will have exactly double that at 12GB of RAM....

TikTok, the world’s most popular short video app, has denied it suffered a data breach and that its source code and user data were stolen. The denial from the company comes after several cybersecurity analysts tweeted on Monday about the app becoming a data breach victim over the weekend. The news of the supposed hacking of TikTok first appeared on the Breach Forums message board on Friday when a hacktivist group ‘AgainstTheWest’ (ATW) claimed to have found security breaches in TikTok and WeChat....

Good news for TikTok fans: after months of uncertainty and ban threats, the app with more than 170 million U.S. users is here to stay in the country. On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a plan that would transfer control of the app’s U.S. operations to a group of American operations, addressing national security concerns tied to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has grown into a cultural powerhouse, providing careers for countless creators and a major advertising tool for businesses....

YTS, one of the most popular and second largest visited torrent site on the Internet, is reportedly sharing personal data of its users with a law firm in Hawaii as part of a legal arrangement. Apparently, the law firm represented by a lawyer named Kerry Culpepper is using this data of YTS users and sending them threatening emails that demand them to pay cash settlements to make their potential lawsuits disappear....

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, he introduced many cost-cutting measures, which included the refusal of paying rent for the various office spaces it occupies. As a result, Twitter has been forced to leave its office in Boulder, Colorado, for defaulting in rent payments. According to court documents and reporting by the Denver Business Journal , Lot 2 SBO LLC — a Delaware limited liability company related to Chicago’s The John Buck Company that owns Twitter’s office at 3401 Bluff Street in Boulder, had signed a lease with the social media platform for four units in the building in February 2020....

UK’s Snooping Agency Will Police the Dark Web with a New Task Force The Dark Web is Internet content that exists on darknets but is accessible only through specialized browsers like Tor. The Dark Web forms a small part of the Deep Web, the part of the Web not indexed by search engines. It is used by journalists, political dissenters, activists, privacy loving individuals and many others. But at the same time its used by cyber criminals to sell drugs, peddle stolen data, or host and exchange child pornography....

As you might know, Valorant was launched on 2nd June 2020. In just one year the game has gained immense popularity and it has over 14 million active monthly players. Recently, Riot Games celebrated the one-year anniversary of Valorant, and as a special surprise, the company has announced that a new version of Valorant is coming out for mobile devices. During the announcement Valorant executive producer Anna Donlon stated that,...

Meta has unveiled new tools designed to help WhatsApp and Messenger users protect themselves from scams and keep their accounts secure. On Messenger, the company is testing enhanced scam-detection features that alert users when they receive suspicious messages from new contacts. Users will also have the option to submit recent messages for AI-powered analysis to identify potential scam activity. The New Anti-Scam Features Meta On a Spree The New Anti-Scam Features Meta has rolled out a suite of new anti-scam features across its platforms to enhance user safety and account protection....

Last month, WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had officially confirmed that they are testing a multi-device support feature on the popular messaging service. Back then, talking about the multi-device support Zuckerberg had said, “It’s been a big technical challenge to get all your messages and content to sync properly across devices even when your phone battery dies, but we’ve solved this and we’re looking forward to getting it out soon!...

WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging service, on Thursday, told the Delhi High Court that it would shut down operations in India if it is forced to break the message encryption system. The Delhi High Court was hearing a plea filed by WhatsApp and its parent company Meta, which challenges Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for significant social media intermediaries. This rule mandates them to trace chats and identify the first originator of information if a judicial order is passed by a court or any competent authority....

As with previous Windows updates, the Windows 11 2022 Update (also called “22H2”) released last month is too plagued with several serious issues ever since its release. First, the Windows 11 2022 Update was triggering BSOD (blue screens of death) on systems with intel SST drivers , then performance issues on NVIDIA graphics cards , and now it is performance issues on AMD Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. Recently, CapFrameX (CFX) determined that when a single CCD (CPU Compute Die) is activated on the 16 core Ryzen 9 7950X, the configuration is able to overtake the default dual CCD 7950X....

Microsoft is set to officially end its extended support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. This means that your PC will no longer get security updates or fixes, software updates and technical support from Microsoft after this date. Microsoft has been sending courtesy reminders to Windows 7 users throughout 2019 about ending Windows 7 support. In a recent KB article for Patch Tuesday’s Update for Windows 7, Microsoft said that starting January 15th, Windows 7 users will begin to see a full-screen notification prompt warning them about the end of the OS support....

For an aspiring content creator, it’s extremely important to choose the right video editing software as it will have a huge impact on the overall content quality. While there are dozens of video editors for Windows , Wondershare Filmora has gained immense popularity in the video editing community. From professional video editors to novice creators who are just starting with video editing, many people choose Filmora video editor for their content creating....

Microsoft on Monday announced that it is bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to the Xbox app on Windows 10 PCs for Xbox Insiders. Xbox Cloud Gaming was first made available on Windows 10 PCs to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in late June , but only via a web browser. But now, Game Pass Ultimate members can launch it through the official Xbox app in Windows 10 through the power of the cloud....

Xiaomi manufactures many different kinds of products ranging from basic consumer electronics to cars. Well, this time around Xiaomi has launched it’s new gaming laptop namely the Mi Gaming Laptop 2019. This gaming laptop might provide a tough competition to other budget-oriented gaming laptops if it is launched globally. So here’s everything you need to know about Mi Gaming Laptop 2019. RELATED: Nvidia announces Studio line of laptops to compete with MacBook Pro...