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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
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New Android vulnerability warning issued by CERT-In

Android mobile users in India, you have a new security warning. This has been issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) few days back. The agency warns about security issues with phones running Android version below 10.

“An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability named “StrandHogg 2.0” had been reported in the Google’s Android. Due to confused deputy flaw in the “start activities()” in the “ActivityStartController.java” which allow the attacker to hijack any app on an infected device,” CERT-In highlighted in its statement.

The biggest problem with the vulnerability is apps can be infected with malware and installed on your device. The apps will ring no alarm bells because users won’t be able to detect any issues. And if you start using the app, attackers can gain access to data on your phone. Which allows them to read messages, access photos, and all the apps on the phone.

“Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to gain access to a victim’s login credentials, SMS messages, photos, phone conversations, spy on the user through the phone’s microphone and camera and also track GPS location details on an affected device,” the advisory read.

Android issue affecting millions

The StrandHogg 2.0 affects phones that are running on versions between Android 3 and 9. This means, it’s paramount that device manufacturers upgrade phones with these versions to Android 10 right away. With more than 95 percent users in India on Android phones, attackers or more less going to find them easy targets.

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Android has been repeatedly scrutinised for lack of security measures, which was improved with version 10. But what about those with phones running older versions, how do they protect themselves? CERT-IN says users should avoid downloading apps from third-party app store. They should also avoid downloading from unknown websites or any link that it shared with them. We’re hoping that mobile manufacturers offer security fix for this vulnerability to Android users in the country.



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