Your thoughts on the Mozilla rebranding? 🤔

https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-new-branding-2024/

🚨 CISA flags ProjectSend, Zyxel and CyberPanel flaws as actively exploited.

One of these enables attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands — ransomware campaigns like PSAUX & Helldown are already exploiting it.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/cisa-warns-of-active-exploitation-of.html

U.K. National Crime Agency has disrupted Russian money laundering networks, leading to 84 arrests and the seizure of £20 million in cash and #cryptocurrency.

These networks weren’t just about money—they funded Russian espionage and connected to cybercriminal gangs across the globe.

🔗 Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/nca-busts-russian-crypto-networks.html

MirrorFace, a China-linked group, is deploying the dormant ANEL backdoor—unused since 2018—in a new spear-phishing campaign targeting Japan.

Explore how these tactics are bypassing security measures: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/anel-and-noopdoor-backdoors-weaponized.html

🚨 Chinese hackers launched a stealthy four-month-long cyberattack targeting a major U.S. organization, harvesting emails and stealing sensitive data.

The attackers exploited Exchange Servers and used advanced tools like FileZilla and PowerShell.

Read the full story 👉 https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/researchers-uncover-4-month-cyberattack.html

🚨 Earth Minotaur is using an advanced toolkit, MOONSHINE, to deploy the DarkNimbus backdoor across Android and Windows devices, targeting vulnerable communities like Tibetans and Uyghurs.

Find details here —https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/hackers-target-uyghurs-and-tibetans.html

🚨 A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-41713) in Mitel MiCollab could let attackers access sensitive system files and potentially perform unauthorized administrative actions without authentication.

Full details here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/critical-mitel-micollab-flaw-exposes.html

Europol has shut down Manson Market, a notorious marketplace facilitating large-scale online fraud, seizing over 50 servers and arresting two suspects.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/europol-shuts-down-manson-market-fraud.html

🚨 77 banks and crypto exchanges under attack...

DroidBot, a new Android malware, is wreaking havoc across Europe. This $3,000/month malware-as-a-service disguises itself as popular apps to infiltrate devices.

Discover how this hidden threat operates and which countries are under attack: https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/this-3000-android-trojan-targeting.html

How to Remove Ads and Bloatware on Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco with HyperOS
https://www.gizchina.com/2024/12/05/how-to-remove-ads-and-bloatware-on-xiaomi-redmi-and-poco-with-hyperos/

Samsung ends software support for a popular smartphone
https://www.gizchina.com/2024/12/05/samsung-ends-software-support-for-a-popular-smartphone/

Android Auto Keeps Disconnecting? Here’s How to Fix It
https://www.gizchina.com/2024/12/05/android-auto-keeps-disconnecting-heres-how-to-fix-it/

The next Pixel Drop is here, bringing a TON of new features!

- Pixel Screenshots app now auto-organizes screenshots
- Pixel Recorder adds a Clear Voice mode
- Now Playing history FINALLY shows album art
- Widgets on lock screen for Pixel Tablet

More details can be found here.

Google's Gemini app is getting a bunch of new features, including:

- New Spotify extension
- ‘Utilities’ & other extensions to make phone calls, send text messages, etc
- ‘Saved info’ for tailored responses
- New languages for Gemini Live

Details on these Gemini updates can be found in this article.

Pixels aren’t the only Android phones getting new features today!

Other phones are getting:

- Expressive Captions
- Upgraded Image Q&A in Lookout
- QR codes in Quick Share
- Auto-enhancements in Google Drive
- New pizza emoji combos!

Details on these new features can be found in this article.

Captions on Android are getting a major upgrade today!

Expressive Captions is a new feature that lets captions include things like shouting, sighs, applause, & laughter.

We interviewed Google’s Angana Ghosh on the Android Faithful podcast to find out how it works.

Hands-on: Here's how Pixel's new Simple View feature makes your phone easier to use

The December Pixel Drop adds a new Simple View feature that makes content easier to read. This article shows you everything it does.

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Google officially confirms the Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, and Pixel Fold will get an additional 2 years of OS updates!

The company has updated a support page to mention that these Pixel phones are guaranteed 5 years of updates - including 5 years of OS and security updates - starting from when they went on sale.

This means the Pixel 6 series will get updates to Android 16 and Android 17, while the Pixel 7 series and Pixel Fold will get updates to Android 17 and Android 18.

H/T @nailsad_eleos