Hackers attack Apex Legends tournament players
Accusations of cheating or “hax” tend to be flung around a lot in online shooter games. But for two high-level competitors in the Apex Legends battle royal, the cheating was both indisputable…and […]
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New Chrome feature blocks cookie-stealing hackers
Cookies aren’t just something sites have to annoy you about every single #$%&ing time you visit them because of the GDPR. They’re one of the most basic ways for sites to identify […]
Half-billion Ticketmaster customer accounts breached, hackers claim
Just a few weeks after an extensive attack on Eventim, another report of stolen accounts on a ticket site has emerged. As Bleepingcomputer reports, there’s been a huge data leak at Ticketmaster […]
11 ways to lock down your home security camera against hackers
While just about any type of security device has potential weaknesses, home security cameras are particularly attractive targets for hackers, criminals, and other cretins intent on disrupting your life. Older cameras are […]
North Korean hackers used a Windows 0-day exploit
Hackers aren’t just nerds rapidly typing away in dimly lit rooms, as seen in the movies. More and more threats are coming from what are known as “state-level hackers,” who are teams […]
Hackers are using full-screen Chrome to steal Google passwords
There’s a new hacking method making the rounds and it’s as clever as it is annoying. According to a new report, attackers are using the Kiosk Mode of Chrome to put the […]
Hackers are now using AI-generated code for malware attacks
Software developers have embraced “artificial intelligence” language models for code generation in a big way, with huge gains in productivity but also some predictably dubious developments. It’s no surprise that hackers and […]
Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan
Being able to use an app on my phone to start my car and warm it up ten minutes before I leave on a cold morning is some real “living in the […]
The Wayback Machine is back up after hackers took it down last week
Last week, the Internet Archive and its beloved Wayback Machine was taken down by a hacktivist group who unleashed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the site. Along with that, […]
Call of Duty anti-cheat bug let hackers ban people with a DM
Online shooters can get contentious, so it’s no surprise that they’re filled with cheaters and regular players whose behaviors get them banned. But some hackers were able to exploit Call of Duty‘s […]
