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Official 8s Gen 4

https://www.qualcomm.com/products/mobile/snapdragon/smartphones/snapdragon-8-series-mobile-platforms/snapdragon-8s-gen-4-mobile-platform

🔥 New Linux botnet ALERT!

Outlaw—a Romanian-linked group—is actively hijacking SSH servers to mine crypto via auto-spreading malware.

– Targets servers with weak SSH creds
– Uses BLITZ to self-propagate
– Installs SHELLBOT for remote control, DDoS, and data theft
– Exploits old bugs like Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195)

🔗 Full report: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/outlaw-group-uses-ssh-brute-force-to.html

⚡️Google & Roblox Target Gen Z with Immersive Ads In Video Games
@takebackourtech

I really wish this was an April fools joke, but Roblox just announced a new partnership with Google, which would enable advertisers to purchase “Immersive Ads” in the popular Roblox video game.

Roblox is a browser based game where players build & explore worlds with lego-like characters. Its estimated that Roblox has close to 80M daily active users. 58% of the users are assumed to be under 16 years old.

Now Gen Z-ers will be presented with “Immersive Ads” on in-game Billboards. They will also be able to pay for in-game purchases by watching these ads.

Worse yet, these ads will be associated with in-game rewards.

Rewarded Video ads enable users to opt in and watch up to 30-second full-screen video ads within immersive Roblox games and experiences. In return, users receive in-game benefits from the creators of these games and experiences, also known as the ad publishers. Early tests show an average completion rate over 80%, with select experiences seeing completion rates over 90%1 as users saw the value2 in rewards, such as power-ups or in-game currency, and considered these ads additive to their overall experience.

Roblox is partnering with some of the biggest consumer research firms to measure effectiveness of ads and brand impact. Some of the biggest names in the space will participate including DoubleVerify, Cint, Kantar, and Nieslen - who will quiz kids on how they felt about the ads.

If other gaming platforms implement this (and why wouldn’t they?), it would mean the death for online gaming and the invasion of surveillance infrastructure in these virtual worlds.

Read the announcement from Roblox.
Read this article on Substack.
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Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Unveiled with Quad-Curved Display, IP69
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/motorola-edge-60-fusion-unveiled-with-quad-curved-display-ip69/

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ with 13.1″ display and Tab S10 FE with Exynos 1580
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/04/02/samsung-unveils-galaxy-tab-s10-fe-with-13-1-display-and-tab-s10-fe-with-exynos-1580/

53.5% of websites have weak SSL.

Not firewalls. Not zero-days. Just bad encryption setups.

👀 That’s how attackers walk in the front door.
SSL misconfigs = MITM attacks, eavesdropping & breaches.

🔥 Your attack surface is growing. Fix it before it spreads.

🔗 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/how-ssl-misconfigurations-impact-your.html

🔥 93% of service providers struggle with cybersecurity compliance.

Only 2% feel confident. That’s a problem—and an opportunity.

This guide breaks down NIST compliance into clear, doable steps for MSPs & MSSPs.

✅ Find gaps
✅ Automate tasks
✅ Build client trust
✅ Cut manual work by 70%

Start here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/helping-your-clients-achieve-nist.html

👀 New Google Cloud vulnerability exposed private containers—now patched.

A flaw in Google Cloud Run (ImageRunner) let attackers with limited access pull private images and inject malicious code.

Attackers could exploit this to steal secrets or run malicious containers.

🔗 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/google-fixed-cloud-run-vulnerability.html

Bash-it: The framework that makes your terminal cooler than ever! 🌟

https://itsfoss.com/bash-it-terminal-tool/

Since I originally posted this news on April 1, some of y'all thought this was a joke. It's not. There really is a version of Chrome for Android now that supports browser extensions, and you can try it for yourself!

You can see it in action in this video.

🚗 Google made a dashcam app for cars with Android Automotive, but you can't download it

Google wants more cars with Android Automotive to have dashcams, so it built a production-ready, customizable dashcam app for OEMs.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-automotive-dashcam-app-3540443/