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Monday, March 9, 2020

MPSC 2020 – Asst Motor Vehicle Inspector Prelims Admit Card Download

Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) released admit card for the posts of Asst Motor Vehicle Inspector (Prelims).

GSECL Result 2020 – Vidyut Sahayak (Jr Engineer & Asst) Provisional Result & Final Key Released

Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) has released provisional result & final answer key for the post of Vidyut Sahayak (Jr Engineer & Asst).

GSECL 2020 – Vidyut Sahayak (Jr Engineer & Asst) Provisional Result & Final Key Released

Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) has released provisional result & final answer key for the post of Vidyut Sahayak (Jr Engineer & Asst).

Nagaland PSC 2020 – NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Services Revised Prelims Answer Key Released

Nagaland Public Service Commission released Revised Prelims answer key for the Post of NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Services Exam.

Holi 2020: Five Free Apps To Help Brighten Up Your Celebrations

Here's a quick list of some apps to help you make your Holi celebrations, a bit more fun. https://ift.tt/3cNAEjk

Apple sells fewer than 500,000 smartphones in China in February amid coronavirus

Apple sells fewer than 500,000 smartphones in China in Feb amid coronavirus. https://ift.tt/2VYns5n

Samsung Display asks Vietnam not to quarantine 700 engineers from virus-hit South Korea

Samsung Display, a supplier for Samsung Electronics and Apple, has asked Vietnam to exempt 700 engineers from coronavirus-hit South Korea from a mandatory quarantine, saying they need to prepare for the production of screens for new smartphones. https://ift.tt/2TDn6Qg

Coronavirus : Apple reopens 90% of retail stores in China

American technology company Apple Inc reopened 90 per cent of its 42 retail stores in the Chinese mainland on Monday with the novel coronavirus outbreak showing signs of abating. https://ift.tt/2v75uT9

Hackers are targeting other hackers by infecting their tools with malware

A newly discovered malware campaign suggests that hackers have themselves become the targets of other hackers, who are infecting and repackaging popular hacking tools with malware.

Cybereason’s Amit Serper found that the attackers in this years-long campaign are taking existing hacking tools — some of which are designed to exfiltrate data from a database through to cracks and product key generators that unlock full versions of trial software — and injecting a powerful remote-access trojan. When the tools are opened, the hackers gain full access to the target’s computer.

Serper said the attackers are “baiting” other hackers by posting the repackaged tools on hacking forums.

But it’s not just a case of hackers targeting other hackers, Serper told TechCrunch. These maliciously repackaged tools are not only opening a backdoor to the hacker’s systems, but also any system that the hacker has already breached.

“If hackers are targeting you or your business and they are using these trojanized tools it means that whoever is hacking the hackers will have access to your assets as well,” Serper said.

That includes offensive security researchers working on red team engagements, he said.

Serper found that these as-yet-unknown attackers are injecting and repackaging the hacking tools with njRat, a powerful trojan, which gives the attacker full access to the target’s desktop, including files, passwords, and even access to their webcam and microphone. The trojan dates back to at least 2013 when it was used frequently against targets in the Middle East. njRat often spreads through phishing emails and infected flash drives, but more recently hackers have injected the malware on dormant or insecure websites in an effort to evade detection. In 2017, hackers used this same tactic to host malware on the website for the so-called Islamic State’s propaganda unit.

Serper found the attackers were using that same website-hacking technique to host njRat in this most recent campaign.

According to his findings, the attackers compromised several websites — unbeknownst to their owners — to host hundreds of njRat malware samples, as well as the infrastructure used by the attackers to command and control the malware. Serper said that the process of injecting the njRat trojan into the hacking tools occurs almost daily and may be automated, suggesting that the attacks are run largely without direct human interaction.

It’s unclear for what reason this campaign exists or who is behind it.

Hackers are stealing years of call records from hacked cell networks

Coronavirus: National helpline, email ID and names of 52 testing sites in India

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Here's How to Restore Your Disabled iPhone or iPad

How to restore disabled iPhone: After ten failed passcode attempts, your iPhone gets locked and permanently disabled. But, there's a way to unlock your device and restore it. Just follow this guide. https://ift.tt/3cOxU5E

Iran's official app for tracking COVID-19 infections removed from Play Store; sources: app was likely removed due to misleading claims about detecting COVID-19 (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

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Iran's official app for tracking COVID-19 infections removed from Play Store; sources: app was likely removed due to misleading claims about detecting COVID-19 — Google removes Iran's official COVID-19 detection app from the Play Store. — Google has removed today an Android app …

Ed-tech firms go on hiring spree, look at creating 3,000 new jobs next year

This sector has attracted more than $1.5 billion of investments. The most recent investors include Facebook, Tiger Global, Matrix Partners and GGV Capital https://ift.tt/2v7J6sS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Transport experts want BMTC to act like an aggregator and not a mere operator

Startups like Zipgo, Ola Shuttle and Shuttl offered on-demand bus services in the city, but had to shut shop after a crackdown by the transport department https://ift.tt/3cMJKgf https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Smartphone companies warn India of looming WTO probe into duty format

If India were to lose the case, it would be compelled to cut basic customs duty on all handsets, which would erode manufacturing in India and flood the local market – even in the low-end segment – with cheaper imports from China. https://ift.tt/39DkO8Z https://ift.tt/eA8V8J