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GTA Online Community Warns Players to NOT Play the Game!
Despite its age, GTA Online still remains an exceptionally popular title among the gaming community. While it has had its problems over the years, however, and particularly so in regards to hackers, Rockstar Games’ continued support has typically seen the worse of problems resolved within a fairly prompt manner. There…
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Cyber Security Insurance Analyst Says Premiums Are Doubling Each Year Due to Attacks!
It is a sad reality of modern times that as businesses look to move more and more into the online world, this only goes to increase their overall risk of eventually being a victim of hackers and/or security exploits. – Because of this, we have seen in recent years the…
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Fall Guys Already Has a Cheating Problem! – How Depressing!
So, I finally decided to buy into the hype and try out ‘Fall Guys’ yesterday and, I must say, I can understand why it’s so popular at the moment. Yes, the concept is pretty simple, but it’s executed so well that you’ll constantly find yourself giving in to ‘just one…
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Hackers Target Chromecast Devices to Promote PewDiePie
PewDiePie Promoted by Hackers Swedish video-game vlogger PewDiePie got an unlikely help with his subscription campaign recently when hackers took over Chromecast devices to promote his channel. PewDiePie is currently in a subscription-count war with T-series, an Indian music video channel. Both are vying for the most amount of subscribers…
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Hand Made of Wax Used to Fool Vein Authentication Security
Biometric Security Workaround Hackers have found an ingenious way to circumvent vein authentication security, through a fake wax hand. Vein authentication is one of the latest developments when it comes to biometric security. Going beyond mere fingerprints, iris or facial recognition. As the name suggests, vein authentication uses a scan of…
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Netflix Opens Bug Bounty Program Worth Up to $15,000 USD
Using Hacking Skills for Good (and Profit) Netflix has launched their public bug bounty program, offering $1oo to $15,000 USD (hard cap) for each find. The invitation is open to everyone including researchers and white hat hackers to try and find vulnerabilities in their platform. Netflix has actually been accepting…
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GitHub Subject To The Worlds Biggest DDOS Attack
GitHub The website GitHub is popularly used by coders who either want help with their coding or are willing to check others to help them solve their coding troubles. For those unfamiliar with coding, the basic premise goes that your program coding may have 99 errors, you fix one of…
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Fatal Flaw in ‘Majority’ of the Worlds Wi-Fi Security Authentication Found
The dangers of wi-fi connections We all connect to wi-fi connections. Particularly when they’re free to access, which is a highly commonplace thing these days. Pubs, bars and even city centers these days largely all have free-to-access wi-fi technology. A group of researchers, however, claim to have found a fatal…
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Disney Claims That There Was No Pirates of the Caribbean Hack
A little while ago, we reported that Disney’s new Pirates of the Caribbean movie might have been compromised by hackers. Apparently, a group got its hands on a copy of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and it was threatening to release it unless a ransom was paid.…
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New Government Poll Reports Cyber Attacks at Significantly Higher Rate
A new government survey published today has reported that cyber crime may be significantly higher than previously thought. In a survey conducted over 1500 UK businesses, 46% reported that they had experienced a cyber attack of some description within the last year. This being significantly higher than previously reported. We…
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The Evolving Threat of Ransomware and How it Works
With Ransomware on the increase, we look to help explain what Ransomware is and what you can do to avoid becoming its next victim in a significantly growing volume of those affected. Whilst some can be a mild irritant as we reported in an article last week, the vast majority of…
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1 in 5 UK Businesses Have Been Attacked by Hackers
A recent survey has revealed that at least 1 in 5 UK businesses have been attacked or the victim of hackers/cyber crime. The research conducted also found that out of 1,200 companies, 42% of ‘big’ businesses fell victim to cybercrime, with smaller companies just 18% and of those affected, over…
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Latest Denuvo DRM Software Has Already Been Hacked!
The latest Denuvo anti-piracy DRM software, used in titles such as Nier Automata, Dead Rising 4, 2Dark and Mass Effect Andromeda, may have already have been broken. Reports are suggesting that the anti-tampering software has been successfully by-passed despite the V4 version being only released a little over a month ago.…
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Leaked CIA Hacking Tools Linked to Prolific Longhorn Hacking Group
Last month, WikiLeaks released a massive dump of files from their so called Vault7. The large variety of hacking tools within were attributed to the Central Intelligence Agency’s hacking group. Since then, numerous exploits found within have been exposed and in some cases fixed. With more time with the files, researchers have now…
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Blizzard Are Seeking $8.5 Million In A Lawsuit Against Bot Maker, Bossland
In recent years, court action against shady companies that provide tools to cheat has been a regular thing, and Blizzard are the latest company to go to the courts and are seeking $8.5 million in a lawsuit against bot maker, Bossland. However, this does not tell the full story. The…
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