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Iranian hackers attack Israeli organizations. They target providers of basic services

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1 year ago

August 19, 2021

Iranian hackers attack Israeli organizations. They target providers of basic services

The ClearSky team has discovered a new threat of attacks by Iranian hackers. People working on the Siamesekitten team have targeted Israeli suppliers of services such as oil, gas, and telecommunications services.

The Siamese kitten hacking group (also called Lyceum or Hexane) is an Iranian APT group operating in the Middle East and Africa. ClearSky specialists found that their attacks took place in May and July this year.

Attack method

Iranian cybercriminals, as part of their attacks on Israeli companies, impersonated employees of a given company or the HR department of other corporations. Potential victims were tempted by false job offers in large, well-known companies. Fraudsters pretending to be recruiters sent, among other things, spreadsheets containing job offers with detailed information.

The interested employees accessed the phishing pages that were sent to them, listed in the offer file. On the sites crafted by the hackers, there was a hidden file that launched the backdoor Milan. The next stage of the attack was to download a remote access Trojan named DanBot, which was possible thanks to an earlier backdoor.

So you can see that the Siamesekitten group put a lot of work into their attacks. In addition to creating fake pages and campaigns targeting potential victims, hackers also created profiles on LinkedIn. This, in turn, could be used by them to further build a database of potential victims, as well as to authenticate their intentions.

Spy campaign

According to ClearSky, such campaigns by Siamesekitten are typical espionage activities. As with other groups, it is possible that intelligence gathering is the first step towards launching impersonation attacks.

The specialists also found that the attacks were similar in their manner to that of another campaign. In their opinion, the North Korean operation, aimed at the defense industry at the time, was carried out in a very similar way.

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USB 4.0 New Generation of USB With Ultra-Fast Data Transfer Speed

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1 month ago

September 4, 2022

The Digit News

USB 4.0 New Generation of USB With Ultra-Fast Data Transfer Speed

Currently, USB is still the standard for transferring cable-based data, in this latest generation, version 4.0, there is a significant increase compared to the previous version. USB is currently a consortium of several companies consisting of Microsoft, Intel, Apple, HP, and several other technology companies.

Moreover, the maximum speed difference on USB 4.0 reaches 80 Gbps, and if we compare this, it is faster than the speed of Thunderbolt 3 which has a maximum speed of 40 Gbps in Thunderbolt 3.

Advantages of USB 4.0

1. Super Fast Data Transfer Speed

The maximum speed is 80 Gbps with a two-way cable configuration. Data is transmitted in two sets of four bidirectional lines.

2. Thunderbolt Compatible

USB 4.0 is compatible with Thunderbolt devices, version 3 to be exact.

3. Supports DisplayPort 2.0

USB 4.0 through its alternative mode supports DisplayPort 2.0 with 8K resolution at 60 Hz with HDR10 color.

DisplayPort 2.0 can be used at up to 80 Gbps, which is double the amount available for USB data, as it sends all data in one direction (to the monitor) and thus can use all eight data lines at once.

4. Better than PCIe

From the allocation of resources, USB 4.0 is better than Video PCIe. Instead of an alternative mode where another interface takes over the connection, USB 4 devices can use a process called Protocol T tunneling which sends DisplayPort, PCIe, and USB packets simultaneously while allocating bandwidth accordingly.

Intel is also currently working on Thunderbolt 5, which according to the leak will also offer 80 Gbps speeds with a similar physical layer (PHY) connection. Maybe Intel is waiting for USB4 Version 2.0 to be finalized before announcing Thunderbolt 5, so the two can be fully compatible.

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Oppo Reno 8 will receive SoC Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 | The specification is leaking

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6 months ago

April 13, 2022

The Digit News

Oppo Reno 8 will receive SoC Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Oppo Reno 8 will be one of the first smartphones with the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor. The partial technical specification of this phone has appeared on the network, and this reveals to us, among others, the presence of a new Qualcomm chip. In addition, Oppo Reno 8 has a 6.55-inch OLED 120 Hz screen and a triple camera with a 50 MP sensor.

Oppo Reno 8 is a series of smartphones appearing in rumors for a long time, and we expect premieres soon. Meanwhile, a partial technical specification of one of the models appeared on the network, hiding under the code name PGAM10. This reveals that the heart of the phone will be the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor.

Qualcomm is preparing the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip to take a better fight in the so-called upper-middle shelf with MediaTek and its Dimensity 8 × 00 processors. It seems that the new SoC will debut with Oppo Reno 8, and although it cannot be ruled out that another manufacturer will use it earlier.

The Oppo Reno 8 specification is not only Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

The partial technical specification of Oppo Reno 8 also reveals to us a 6.55-inch OLED 120 Hz screen. Then we have a 4500 mAh battery with 80 W fast charging. The camera will receive the main Sony IMX766 50 MP sensor and two with 8 and 2 MP matrices. The front camera will allow you to take selfies in quality up to 32 megapixels.

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and Nord Buds with release date

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and OnePlus Nord Buds are new products of the Chinese brand. When will we see them? Later this month, the Indian branch of the company announced the release date today. Let’s see what we know about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G smartphone and the new TWS wireless headphones.

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6 months ago

April 11, 2022

The Digit News

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and Nord Buds with release date

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and OnePlus Nord Buds are products we will see in a dozen or so days. The release date is April 28, as announced today by the company’s Indian division. A new smartphone and the first TWS wireless headphones from this brand will be shown on this day. What do we know about them?

The technical specification of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and its renders have already leaked before. The smartphone has a 6.58-inch 120 Hz Full HD + screen and a Snapdragon 695 processor. The phone also has a triple camera with 64 and two 2MP sensors. The 5000 mAh battery is to support 33 W charging.

Little is known about the OnePlus Nord Buds wireless headphones. The specification is unknown, but we know what the others look like. They are presented in the above render, and this is a TWS model with a dedicated charging box.