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OnePlus 12 receives new firmware with the March 2024 security patch

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What you need to know

  • OnePlus brings system-wide stability improvements with the latest OxygenOS 14 release.
  • It brings notable features like individual “app-specific volume” and pressing the volume down the rocker to turn on the flashlight.
  • The firmware rollout has been rolled out to a small percentage of OnePlus 12 users, and more will follow in the coming days.

It is that time of month when OnePlus 12 users should check their device’s settings for OTA updates, as the company announced a new update with the latest security patch.

After rolling out the OxygenOS 14.0.0.602 early last month, the company is now rolling out the 14.0.0.604 version for the OnePlus 12 devices across the Indian, North American, and Global regions, OnePlus shared in its accompanying community post over the weekend.

The new firmware released across regions brings the latest March 2024 Android security patch, and the shared changelog notably has system-wide improvements and fixes.

OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition at MWC 2024

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)

The latest update allows users to “create photo collages without frames in Photos.” A new “Partial screenshot” option has been added to the Smart Sidebar in the latest OxygenOS 14 release.

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Nokia X30 5G appears with Android 14, Nokia XR21 5G receives December Security update 2023 (Markets)

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Nokia X30 5G may be the very first Nokia smartphones to receive Android 14. HMD Global has yet to provide any official confirmation about Android 14 roll-out to Nokia smartphones. But Nokia X30 5G has now appeared at Geekbench running Android 14.

Check the screenshot below from the benchmarking database.

Nokia Mobile has now expanded the roll-out of December security update 2023 to Nokia XR21 5G. The security update brings only the Google Android patch for the month of December.

For all software update news related to other Nokia smartphones click here. If you want to track November update roll-out to Nokia smartphones you can do it here.

Check below for the November Security update size, list of markets and the update changelog for Nokia XR21 5G. On the basis of tips received from our readers, we will collate a list of markets for Nokia XR21 5G in which updates are now available. So, do let us know if you have received the update in the comments section. You can also try the VPN trick for getting the update and see if it works.

List of markets:

  • Nokia XR21 5G in Malaysia & France

Nokia XR21 5G December security update size:

The update size for Nokia XR21 5G is 98.99 MB. You will either be prompted to download this update, or you can check by going to Settings and searching system updates and then by checking for the update.

Nokia XR21 5G December update changelog:

Nokia XR21 5G is receiving only the 2023 December Android security patch with the update. Here is what the December security update addresses as mentioned by Google on its official Security bulletin page.

The most severe of these issues is a critical security vulnerability in the System component that could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are turned off for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.

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Dallas City Council receives update on May ransomware attack

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DALLAS — On Wednesday, details surrounding the ransomware attack that has plagued the City of Dallas since May started to come into focus.

According to an after-action report delivered at Dallas City Council, hackers used stolen online credentials to get into the city of Dallas’ system and steal files. Ultimately, the report said, a “small amount” of “sensitive data” was accessed. But, according to Dallas Chief Information Officer Brian Gardner, the majority of the data breached was “not sensitive.” 

Dallas information technology officials said hackers with a group called Royal began their attack on April 7. City officials said the hackers were able to connect to a city server and give themselves remote access to the system. Per the after-action report, Royal downloaded almost 1.2 terabytes of data through that server, and launched a ransomware attack in the early morning hours of May 3.

The after-action report said the attack was contained the very next day, on May 4.

Still, Royal’s attack shut down city servers and services for weeks. 

The after-action report itself comes four months after the attack after its presentation was delayed at previous council meetings.

The most sensitive information accessed included medical and health insurance information, the report said. Hackers were also able to acquire social security numbers, the report revealed.

In August, the city said, some 27,000 letters that were mailed to people impacted by the attack informed them of the leaked information, and offered them two years of free credit monitoring. 

“Our investigation to date has indicated that some of your sensitive personal information was impacted,” the letter read. “The information included your name, address, SSN, Date of Birth, Insurance Information, Clinical Information, Claims Information, Diagnosis.”

WFAA spoke to people impacted by the hack, including Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata. Mata said his biggest concern about the hack is the lack of transparency from the city surrounding it.

“The city should have taken proactive steps in the very beginning, rather than having to be pushed for it,” Mata said. “We advocated years ago to separate our databases from…

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Samsung Galaxy S23 series receives July 2023 security update in India

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Samsung released the July 2023 Android security update for the Galaxy S23 series in the US and Europe recently, which is now rolling out in India as well.

The update comes with firmware version S91xBXXS3AWF9 and weighs about 430MB. It fixes security vulnerabilities found in the previous version of the software and bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra to July 2023.

If you live in India and haven’t received the July 2023 security update on your Galaxy S23/S23+/S23 Ultra, you can check for it manually by heading to your phone’s Settings > Software update menu.

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