Author: The Tech Guy

The BTMOB remote access trojan (RAT) is becoming a heightened threat to Android users due to its data theft and device takeover capabilities, ESET warns. Believed to be based on the SpySolr malware, BTMOB is distributed via phishing attacks leveraging lures such as streaming, cryptocurrency mining, and other familiar services. Its developers, however, sell it bundled with an APK builder interface, allowing threat actors to tailor lures and create new payloads based on their target geographies, without writing code. “Once someone purchases the malicious kit, they can adapt its features, including the phishing lures so they impersonate the brand or…

The land is always changing, sometimes by human hands: cities are built, farms expanded, and forests logged. Other changes lie mostly outside people’s control: wildfires burn through communities, and hurricanes reshape coastlines. For most of the past four decades, observations from the Landsat satellite record show that humans have dominated changes to the U.S. landscape. Recent research revealed a shift in that trend, suggesting that disasters might be catching up. In a NASA-funded study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists analyzed nearly 35 years of data from NASA/USGS Landsat satellites to better understand what has been shaping the continental U.S. landscape.…

Samsung’s next big foldable may have surfaced early, and the standout change is hard to ignore. A leaked dummy unit said to show the Samsung Fold 8 Wide points to a much slimmer profile than the company’s current book-style foldables. The short video compares the mockup with what’s described as a Galaxy S25 Edge, suggesting the foldable could close down to a surprisingly slim shape. For Samsung, that would mark a noticeable design shift after years of Fold models that packed strong hardware into bodies that still felt bulky beside newer rivals. Still, this is not a Samsung reveal. The…

Fingerprint unlock is the best: it’s fast and it’s secure. Since phone makers have moved the fingerprint sensor under the screen, whether via optical sensor (which uses light to scan your unique fingerprint) or ultrasonic (which uses sound waves to scan your unique fingerprint), these sensors have gotten very convenient. What you might not know is that Samsung devices (which do a lot of tracking) have the built-in ability to launch different apps, and even perform different app actions (like launch camera and take selfie, or open Google Maps and navigate home) simply by using a different finger. That’s right:…

Samsung’s rumored wide-screen foldable smartphone, widely referred to as the Galaxy Z Fold Wide, is expected to debut in July. The device has already surfaced in multiple leaks, revealing its design and key specifications. Now, a hands-on video showcasing a dummy unit of the Galaxy Z Fold Wide has appeared online, courtesy of Sonny Dickson. In the leaked video, the alleged Samsung foldable dummy is shown in a white finish. While dummy units may not perfectly reflect the actual product, the device appears slim. Also visible are the dual-rear cameras, the power and volume buttons, and the USB Type-C port.…

Cybersecurity startup RevEng.AI today announced raising $15 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $19.5 million. The investment round was led by NATO Innovation Fund, with additional support from Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel (IQT), IQ Capital, and Episode One. Founded in 2023, London-based RevEng.AI is using an AI model named BinNet to analyze compiled software at the binary level and identify vulnerabilities and backdoors. Unlike other solutions, the startup’s platform does not require access to source code to analyze executables, firmware, and third-party software and determine their contents. According to RevEng, the…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Billionaires aren’t like us. They get special tax breaks to protect their fortunes, operate private intelligence rings, and increasingly have direct lines to the White House, if they’re not there already. Given their increasing hold on the levers of political power, in other words, it’s likely that the world’s richest would get advance news of a civilization-threatening event. Kyle McDonald, a programmer and artist from Los Angeles, has developed a new jet tracker with exactly that dynamic in mind. Called the Apocalypse Early…

Infinix’s fashionable Hot 70 series just began its global journey, and we’ve got the inaugural device, the Hot 70, in the office and eager for an unboxing. The Infinix Hot 70 ships with a nice case with a color-matching frame bumper, a 45W charger with a USB-A plug, USB-C earbuds, and the phone itself. Ours is the Thermo Orange color, but there’s also Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver Dancer, and Night Pulse. The orange model has a neat trick up its sleeve heat-reactive rear panel – it gets darker when it’s cold, and brighter when it’s hot. More…

C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityTL;DR A new report claims that LG is discussing selling its TV business to Hisense. LG is reportedly considering the move because of weak profits and growing competition from Chinese TV brands. If it happens, it would mark another major exit for LG after it shut down its smartphone business in 2021. LG may be getting ready for another major exit from consumer tech. According to Korean outlet EBN, the company recently discussed restructuring plans for its TV business with Chinese electronics giant Hisense, including the possibility of a full sale. Don’t want to miss…

Researchers at Novee Security have disclosed a high-severity vulnerability in Pretalx, an open source platform that powers the call-for-papers (CFP) and scheduling processes for many technical conferences worldwide.  The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41241 and described as a stored XSS issue, allowed any registered conference speaker to plant malicious code that would silently execute the moment an organizer searched for the attacker’s submission.  The vulnerability has been patched in Pretalx version 2026.1.0. Because dozens of high-profile technical conferences share the same underlying Pretalx codebase, a single attack technique could be deployed across every deployment simultaneously.  A malicious actor could submit a…