1. Millions of Android smartphones have reportedly been hijacked in a drive-by cryptocurrency mining campaign. As per security researchers, over the past few months, hackers have secretly been mining Monero coins via smartphones.
2. Hackers stole more than RUB 1 billion ($17 million or roughly Rs. 109 crores) from Russian banks using the Cobalt Strike security-testing tool in 2017, a central bank official said.
3. Eight robotics teams from universities, institutes and a private company competed for a $10,000 prize in the Ski Robot Challenge.
4. Facebook is losing younger users in the United States at a faster pace than previously estimated. A report by eMarketer shows Snapchat is drawing youths away from Facebook at a quicker clip than Facebook-owned Instagram.
5. McAfee Advanced Threat Research(ATR) analysts have discovered an aggressive Bitcoin-stealing phishing campaign by international cybercrime group Lazarus that uses sophisticated malware with long-term impact.
6. As the European Union (EU) prepares to introduce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May to harmonise data privacy laws, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new data privacy option in compliance with the new legislation.
7. Messaging app Hike announced a partnership with Ola. Hike users will now be able to book Ola cabs or autos across the country without leaving the app.
8. Xerox shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason strongly criticised the printer and copier maker’s plan to sell itself to Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings, saying the transaction “dramatically undervalues” Xerox.
9. Mauritius plans to provide seed capital for development of financial technology or fintech activities in the island nation.
10. Distributor Kaira Global on Tuesday announced the launch of the new Razer Electra V2 and Razer Electra V2 USB in India for Rs. 5,699 and Rs. 6,499 respectively.
11. Sweden’s Erricson, the world’s largest telecom gear maker, is ready to offer its 5G-ready network solutions to Indian telecos by mid 2019 itself if compatible 5G spectrum in the 3300-3600 MHz bands is made available by the government.
12. The Bengaluru division of South Western Railway(SWR) on Monday unveiled a dedicated mobile application for purchasing unserved tickets on mobile by commuters and passengers travelling daily or at short notice.
13. Thousands of smallholder farmers across Latin America are set to benefit from a technology boost that will help them deal better with the effects of climate change.
14. Bitcoin exchanges, rattled by the finance minister terming the cryptocurrency as illegal tender, are planning to create a central repository of users that help create and maintain a real time record of transactions.
15. IBM Corp. sued its former executive Lindsay Rae McIntyre, who was named Microsoft Corp’s new chief diversity officer over the weekend, alleging violation of a one-year non-competitive agreement.
16. US-based semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) has launched two Ryzen Desktop processors – AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and AMD Ryzen 3 2200G – with the built-in Radeon Vega graphics models at $169 and $99 respectively.
17. A group of cryptocurrency traders will file a lawsuit against Coincheck Inc on Thursday over last month’s theft of $530 million in digital money from the Tokyo-based exchange, a lawyer representing the claimants said.
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