Aarogya Setu to Come Pre-Installed on New Phones, Registration Will Be Mandatory During Setup: Reports
Aarogya Setu, the government's COVID-19 tracking app, has been making headlines lately, for reasons both good and controversial. Earlier this week, all central government employees were asked to download the Aarogya Setu app with immediate effect and come to office only when the app flags the status as ‘safe'. Now, a new report claims that the Aarogya Setu app will come pre-installed on all new smartphones. But that's not all. Another report claims that the government will make it mandatory to register oneself on the Aarogya Setu app before a new phone can be set up and ready to use.
According to a report by Mint, citing two sources familiar with the matter, the Aarogya Setu app might soon come installed on new phones by default. The government had reportedly earlier asked smartphone makers to ship their phones with the COVID-19 tracking app pre-installed on them, but it couldn't materialise since manufacturing operations had been halted due to the ongoing health crisis. And now that the smartphone makers are expected to resume manufacturing duties soon - provided the lockdown restrictions are eased - the Aarogya Setu app will likely come pre-installed on all new phones coming off the assembly line.
OnePlus Z Alleged Live Image Leaked, Tips Flat Display Panel and Presence of In-Display Fingerprint Sensor
OnePlus Z's alleged live image has been leaked online, suggesting that the phone may come with a flat display, unlike OnePlus 8 series, which was launched with curved display recently. Before the launch of OnePlus 8 phones that took place on April 14, it was expected that a third phone named OnePlus 8 Lite will also be a part of the series. However, that did not happen and only the two phones were launched. Now, OnePlus Z is rumoured to be that OnePlus 8 Lite phone.
The alleged live image of OnePlus Z shared by TrueTech shows its front panel. It can be seen in the photo that the phone is going to feature a flat-display. Additionally, the photo shows that the phone will pack an in-display fingerprint sensor that further indicates the presence of OLED screen on the phone.
Additionally, the phone is seen to be sporting a hole-punch design with the camera cutout placed at the top-centre. OnePlus had last used the hole-punch display design with the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones. We can also spot the volume rocker on the left side and power button on the right side of the phone.
CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems. An advisory issued by the nodal cyber agency shows a specimen of an email that can be used to grab the attention of recipients and threaten them about some sham hacks. The scammers who send false emails often ask to pay an amount in a digital currency such as Bitcoin.
To help citizens understand how a scammer would try to get their attention through an extortion email, the CERT-In has said in its advisory that such emails generally include an old password of the recipients that might have been obtained through a leaked data breach available online.
The scammer begins such emails with showing off the old password and then crafts a story containing computer jargon to pretend as a skilled hacker, the advisory notes. The email would also claim to have a personal video or videos compromising the recipient's webcam. This would create some fear in the recipient and help convince them to give the money demanded at the end of the email
“Lastly, the scammer will give the deadline of 24hrs to comply and threaten to send videos to their [recipients'] relatives, co-workers etc…,” the advisory adds.
‘Fake, scams, and nothing to worry about'
The CERT-In has boldly mentioned that all such emails “are fake, scams, and nothing to worry about” and recipients shouldn't send any payments to their senders.
The CERT-In has boldly mentioned that all such emails “are fake, scams, and nothing to worry about” and recipients shouldn't send any payments to their senders.
“If the passwords listed are in use or familiar, recipients are advised to change the password at any site that they are being used,” the agency has recommended in the advisory.
