The Vivo X80 Pro+ is revealed before its time, Ransomware hides in Chrome and Edge updates, A group buys an overpriced Dune book and it was not very useful, here is the recap of everything which happened this Monday, January 17, 2022.
As usual, it’s time for the recap of the day before. The week starts off with a bang, since all the information about the future X80 Pro is already circulating. For their part, Chrome and Edge browsers are victims of a fake update that conceals malware, while a crypto collective spends a fortune on a book with the aim of sharing its content… Except that it doesn’t useless ! Come on, we left for the recap of January 17.
Spice DAO buys a Dune book thinking it’s the only copy available
The crypto collective “Spice DAO” has been had in style. By buying a copy of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s book Dune, its members thought they would share their acquisition with the whole world and even saw themselves making an animated series of it. And the sum involved is crazy: they still spent the trifle of 2.6 million euros in the work so precious. Except that despite its rarity, this book is not unique and that its content is already accessible on the Web. The height of misfortune: its holders have no right to a possible television or film adaptation.
Read: They buy Jodorowsky’s book Dune for 2.6 million euros when it is available for free
The Vivo X80 Pro+ unveils its attractive technical sheet
While the Vivo X70 was announced last October, its successor is already showing up. Given its technical data sheet, it is likely to attract lovers of powerful smartphones: 12 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage space, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 from Qualcomm. And we let you discover the photo part, which is not left out. This is undoubtedly one of the challengers of the year and we can’t wait to find out if it will one day arrive in Europe.
Read: Vivo X80 Pro +, the technical sheet of the premium smartphone unveiled, it will hurt the competition
Beware of this fake Chrome and Edge update, it hides the Magniber malware
If a site asks you to “manually” update your Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser, above all, do not access the proposal under any circumstances. This update may harbor the Magniber malware, a ransomware that encrypts your personal data. Once the evil has been committed, it’s too late: all you have to do is pay the hackers to deliver a decryption key to you.
Read: Chrome, Edge – this browser update hides malware that encrypts your data
