Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users

getty images Crooks are working overtime to anonymize their illegal online activities by using the devices of thousands of users, two unrelated reports published Tuesday reveal. The first report from security firm Lumen Labs says that approximately 40,000 home and office routers have been implicated in a criminal enterprise that anonymizes illegal Internet activities, with […]

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Apple Chip Exploit That Steals Crypto? Here’s What You Need to Know

Apple Mac computers and iPad tablets are vulnerable to a potentially serious vulnerability that could expose cryptographic keys and passwords on some devices. A flaw in Apple's M-series chips could be exploited by hackers to steal cryptographic keys, including those securing cryptocurrency wallets, through a malware attack, according to researchers from various universities. And while […]

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Amid Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dragonsplague panic, Capcom’s social media manager shows they’ve got no chill

What you need to know Since the launch of Dragon Dogma 2 late last week, players have begun to encounter the unique Dragonsplague mechanic. This in-game disease can infect pawns and eventually turn them into shadow dragons that kill every NPC in a town or city. There are signs to recognize dragonsplague and ways to […]

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Judas First Details: How Ken Levine Is Building on BioShock With ‘Narrative LEGOs’

By sheer coincidence, today marks exactly 11 years since BioShock Infinite was released. It was by all accounts a masterpiece – a worthy follow-up to 2007’s landmark narrative-driven first-person shooter BioShock. But after two excellent DLC episodes were released, creative director Ken Levine resigned and parent company Take-Two closed Irrational Games. Levine started a new, […]

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