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Smartphone Users Warned To Delete "Dangerous" Apps. Check List
Tech experts have issued a warning for smartphone users to delete some "dangerous" financial apps from their phones as they have been found to be infected with malware.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Central Agency Warns Of Phone Virus That Hacks Into Call Logs, Camera
An Android malware called 'Daam' that infects mobile phones and hacks into sensitive data like callrecords, contacts, history and camera has been found to be spreading, the national cyber security agency has said in its latest advisory.
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3 Idiots Sequel: Pick Up The Phone Virus, Sorry Boman Irani - Sharman Joshi Can Explain
It all started after a picture featuring Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi went viral on social media
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Samsung, LG Phones Vulnerable Due to Leaked Certificates, Google Finds
Google devices running Android including smartphones from Samsung, LG, and other manufacturers have been under a critical security vulnerability, according to a report. The vulnerability was disclosed by Google's Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative. Google has since then issued a statement assuring users that the vulnerability has been mitigat...
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Foxconn Increases Wages, Gives Workers Bonuses to Staff to Quell Discontent Over COVID Curbs: Report
Foxconn has reportedly increased wages for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, as part of the Apple supplier's attempts to cut down on employee discontent over the government's COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, staff who have attended work as normal since October 19 and complied with virus prevention measures are also being given a daily ...
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New Mobile Banking Virus Prowling In Indian Cyberspace
A new mobile banking 'Trojan' virus -- SOVA -- which can stealthily encrypt an Android phone for ransom and is hard to uninstall is targeting Indian customers, the country's federal cyber security agency said in its latest advisory.
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Switched-Off Phones: UP Health Officials Struggle To Trace UK Returnees
The Uttar Pradesh Health Department is facing an uphill task of connecting to those who have recently returned from the UK, where a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected, as many of them have switched off their mobile phones.
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French Coronavirus Tracing App Flops With Only 14 Alerts
France's much-heralded new phone app for tracking coronavirus cases has only alerted 14 people that they were at risk of infection since its launch three weeks ago, the digital affairs minister said Tuesday.
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Body Of UP Man Who Died On Road Taken In Garbage Van Over Virus Fears
A 42-year-old man who died on a road was dumped in the back of a garbage van and taken to the police station in an appalling display of insensitivity in an Uttar Pradesh town. In a video shot on the mobile phone, the man is picked up by three municipal workers and bundled into the garbage van as policemen watch. The incident took place last evening...
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Oppo Factory Near Delhi Shut After 6 Employees Test Positive For Virus
Mobile phone company OPPO has shut its factory near Delhi after six employees tested positive for coronavirus. Over 3,000 more employees are being tested, the smartphone maker said in a statement on Monday.
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Mobile Phones Could Be Carriers Of Coronavirus In Hospitals: Doctors
A group of doctors from AIIMS, Raipur have recommended restrictions on the use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers.
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Apple Shipped 2.5 Million iPhone Units in China in March Following Virus Slump: Report
Apple shipped roughly 2.5 million iPhone units in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday.
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Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer "Keeping In Touch" With Players During Coronavirus Lockdown
During the unsettling virus lockdown in Britain, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been unable to train his squad in person.
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Smartphone Users Warned To Delete "Dangerous" Apps. Check List
Tech experts have issued a warning for smartphone users to delete some "dangerous" financial apps from their phones as they have been found to be infected with malware.
-
Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Central Agency Warns Of Phone Virus That Hacks Into Call Logs, Camera
An Android malware called 'Daam' that infects mobile phones and hacks into sensitive data like callrecords, contacts, history and camera has been found to be spreading, the national cyber security agency has said in its latest advisory.
-
3 Idiots Sequel: Pick Up The Phone Virus, Sorry Boman Irani - Sharman Joshi Can Explain
It all started after a picture featuring Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi went viral on social media
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Samsung, LG Phones Vulnerable Due to Leaked Certificates, Google Finds
Google devices running Android including smartphones from Samsung, LG, and other manufacturers have been under a critical security vulnerability, according to a report. The vulnerability was disclosed by Google's Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative. Google has since then issued a statement assuring users that the vulnerability has been mitigat...
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Foxconn Increases Wages, Gives Workers Bonuses to Staff to Quell Discontent Over COVID Curbs: Report
Foxconn has reportedly increased wages for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, as part of the Apple supplier's attempts to cut down on employee discontent over the government's COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, staff who have attended work as normal since October 19 and complied with virus prevention measures are also being given a daily ...
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New Mobile Banking Virus Prowling In Indian Cyberspace
A new mobile banking 'Trojan' virus -- SOVA -- which can stealthily encrypt an Android phone for ransom and is hard to uninstall is targeting Indian customers, the country's federal cyber security agency said in its latest advisory.
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Switched-Off Phones: UP Health Officials Struggle To Trace UK Returnees
The Uttar Pradesh Health Department is facing an uphill task of connecting to those who have recently returned from the UK, where a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected, as many of them have switched off their mobile phones.
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French Coronavirus Tracing App Flops With Only 14 Alerts
France's much-heralded new phone app for tracking coronavirus cases has only alerted 14 people that they were at risk of infection since its launch three weeks ago, the digital affairs minister said Tuesday.
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Body Of UP Man Who Died On Road Taken In Garbage Van Over Virus Fears
A 42-year-old man who died on a road was dumped in the back of a garbage van and taken to the police station in an appalling display of insensitivity in an Uttar Pradesh town. In a video shot on the mobile phone, the man is picked up by three municipal workers and bundled into the garbage van as policemen watch. The incident took place last evening...
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Oppo Factory Near Delhi Shut After 6 Employees Test Positive For Virus
Mobile phone company OPPO has shut its factory near Delhi after six employees tested positive for coronavirus. Over 3,000 more employees are being tested, the smartphone maker said in a statement on Monday.
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Mobile Phones Could Be Carriers Of Coronavirus In Hospitals: Doctors
A group of doctors from AIIMS, Raipur have recommended restrictions on the use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers.
-
Apple Shipped 2.5 Million iPhone Units in China in March Following Virus Slump: Report
Apple shipped roughly 2.5 million iPhone units in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday.
-
Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer "Keeping In Touch" With Players During Coronavirus Lockdown
During the unsettling virus lockdown in Britain, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been unable to train his squad in person.
