Digital Diary

Satya Nadella -led teach giant  Microsoft  has issued a fresh warning for those internet users, who download movies as they could be putting themselves at major risk. As per the Cyberscoop report, an attack starts with hackers disguising a malicious file in the same zip folder which includes a movie torrent. When the victim opens a zip file saved from a piracy site, they also trigger a malicious VBScript, a text file. That VBScript then uses BITSAdmin, a legitimate Microsoft protocol, to download a second-stage component, then tries to inject a coin-mining code into the machine's memory," adds the report. The campaign, primarily observed in Spain but has also shown up in some South American countries, aims to launch a coin-mining shellcode directly in memory. We're seeing the campaign affecting a wide range of customers, from home users to enterprises," said  Microsoft  in a tweet.

Apple  a majority of buyers in India seems to be doing. According to the latest report by Counterpoint Research, Apple has emerged as the leader in the ultra-premium segment in India. Smartphones above RS 45,000 are part of this ultra-premium segment where  iPhones . The other big players in this segment are mainly  Samsung  and  OnePlus . Counterpoint pegs it done to the success of the  iPhone 11 . The report states, "Apple grew a strong 78% driven by strong shipments of  iPhone 11  and multiple discounts on platforms like  Flipkart  and  Amazon ." In the past, the iPhone 11 has helped the Cupertino-based tech ain't to consolidate its position. While Apple has emerged the leader in the ultra-premium segment, it will now look at cracking another one with the launch of the  iPhone SE . The iPhone SE starts at RS 42,500 and goes up till RS 58,000, which is as much as the  iPhone XR . With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown in place, the sale and availabi

The  iPhone SE2  is now available. If you were thinking about getting one, or just curious about various improvements over the 2016 model. The 2020 version of the iPhone SE has powerful specs, a surprisingly good camera in daylight, and features that you don't usually get with a $399 phone. It has wireless charging, IP67 water resistance, and more. It's even compatible with iPhone 8 cases. We've got all of the details below on how you can get one of these phones yourself. Whether you want to buy from Apple directly or want to find the best carrier deal to help you upgrade for far less than the phone's $399 retail cost, we have you covered. Where you can buy the unlocked iPhone SE 2  Apple is selling the unlocked version of the new iPhone SE 2, starting with the 64GB version that costs $399. If you want more storage, the 128GB model costs $449 and another one that tops out at 256GB of storage is $549. At the moment, orders placed right now for the unlocked versio

Apple AirPods  are among the biggest success stories of the year 2019. The  AirPods  not only ruled the True  Wireless Stereo (TWS) headphones category for the year but,  also made along the beeline of similar products from competitors in India.  AirPods seem to be selling well and leading the TWS category  as per a report. As per the latest report from Counterpoint Research, Apple captured the maximum  chunk of the Indian hearables market with a 27% market share in 2019.  The report claims that the Cupertino-based tech giant could dominate the Indian market. D ue to “…factors like its reputation as a pioneer, noise-cancellation feature,  easy integration with Apple devices and quick charging…” Apple  is  followed by Noise, JBL, Samsung, and Realme in the same order.  These five make for the five highest-selling brands in the T WS category in the country. Their market share stands at 12%, 8%,7% respectively. As per the report, the most-impressive growth has been made by 

Be warned. The Department of Telecommunications has not announced any free internet for mobile users in the country till May 3. If you have received a message on  WhatsApp ,  Facebook ,or any other social media platforms which asks you to click on a link to get free internet, then don't just fall for it. The message is fake and given link is an absolute fraud. According to a fact check done by the Press information Bureau(PIB), this claim is wrong and is once again advising people to not fall for rumours. The rumour was busted by the official account of  PIB  Fact Check on Twitter. DOT has announced to provide free internet to all mobile users by May 3, 2020, to which one has to click on a given link. Fact: users claim is completely false, and the given link is fake. Please stay away from rumors and fraudsters." Rumors and online scams have gained traction during these times of coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this month, the State Bank Of India warned its customers

The email app on  Apple  iPhone may be at its Achilles heel against hackers and vulnerable to malware attacks, as per a report by the The Wall Street Journal. The report is based upon the claims of  cybersecurity firm  ZecOps that says that hackers have found a flaw in mail on  Apple iPhone . And the iPhone can be hacked without you having to tap on a link or downloading any file, essentially a "malware without input", claims ZecOps. To make such a surreptitious attack possible, hackers could send in a "malware without input", a breach which would be "virtually undetectable ". This malware would be in the form of a "specially designed message", claim researchers. What is more alarming that hackers could have been exploiting  the flaw for quite some time now, the time being claimed to "at least two yeas". There have been reportedly "at least six targets" till now and they have been mentioned in the report. They include "