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Apple’s mixed reality headset: everything we know Apple is predicted to release a virtual and augmented reality headset called the Reality Pro in 2023 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. It would have features such as eye and hand tracking, xrOS, FaceTime calls, Apple Books, games, and an external battery pack. It is rumored to cost…

Google Chrome Update Released to Address Second Zero-Day Attack Google has released emergency fixes to address a high-severity zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser. The flaw, discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), is an integer overflow in an open source 2D graphics library. The tech giant is aware of active exploitation of the…

Google Meet now lets you focus on your meeting Google Meet has added the ability to switch off individual feeds to help reduce distractions during a meeting. This includes blocking out virtual backgrounds or animals that might appear in someone’s webcam. It won’t notify the person whose feed has been switched off, and the meeting…

Microsoft is naming hackers after weather conditions like storms, typhoons, and blizzards Microsoft has launched a new naming taxonomy to track cyber attacks, in which hackers are named after weather events like storms, typhoons, and blizzards. They will be divided into five key groups; nation-state actors, financially motivated actors, private sector offensive actors, influence operations,…

Smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go reportedly in the works for Microsoft Microsoft is reportedly developing two new Surface devices: a smaller 11-inch Surface Pro and a new Surface Go 4 model. The 11-inch Surface Pro is said to include a 120Hz display and the Surface Go 4 is said to be powered by…

Google Tag Manager Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine Russia’s military intelligence service is responsible for multiple phishing campaigns targeting hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and influence public discourse in the country. The group has been active since 2009 and has been linked to the 85th Special Service Center,…

Remote Code Execution in vm2 JavaScript Library Remote Code Execution in vm2 The vm2 JavaScript library has released two new versions, 3.9.16 and 3.9.17, to address two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-29199 and CVE-2023-30547, rated 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scoring system. These flaws can be exploited to bypass sandbox protections and gain remote code…

Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Energy and Transit Systems Mint Sandstorm is a government-backed Iranian threat actor linked to attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure from late 2021 to mid-2022. The targeted entities include seaports, energy companies, transit systems and a major gas company. The attacks are suspected to be retaliatory and in response to previous attacks…

Cyber espionage group Blind Eagle uncovered a new attack chain Blind Eagle, a suspected Spanish-speaking cyber espionage group, has been linked to a new attack chain leading to the deployment of the NjRAT remote access trojan. This attack chain involves the use of spear-phishing lures to deliver malware, a JavaScript downloader to execute a PowerShell…

Meta Cuts Technical Roles in Latest Layoffs Meta has begun its latest round of layoffs, which affects employees in technical roles. It is estimated that 4,000 people will be laid off, and posts from people laid off in various roles can be seen on LinkedIn. This is in addition to the 11,000 people Meta has…