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Attackers Exploit URL Protections to Disguise Phishing Links
Cybercriminals are abusing legitimate URL protection services to disguise malicious phishing links, Barracuda researchers have revealed. The firm observed phishing campaigns using three different URL protection services to mask phishing URLs and send victims to websites designed to harvest their credentials. The researchers believe these campaigns have targeted hundreds of companies to date, if not […]
Hackers use PoC exploits in attacks 22 minutes after release
Threat actors are quick to weaponize available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits in actual attacks, sometimes as quickly as 22 minutes after exploits are made publicly available. That is according to Cloudflare’s Application Security report for 2024, which covers activity between May 2023 and March 2024 and highlights emerging threat trends. Cloudflare, which currently processes an average […]
Fallout: London won’t be available for Epic Games Store players initially thanks to Bethesda’s mod-breaking update
Bethesda’s “next gen” update for Fallout 4 continues to cause problems. Released in April, two years after it was announced, the 14GB patch was impressive due to how little it actually changed, aside from breaking everyone’s precious mods. The timing couldn’t have been worse, either, coinciding as it did with the planned arrival of the […]
Netgear warns users to patch auth bypass, XSS router flaws
Netgear warned customers to update their devices to the latest available firmware, which patches stored cross-site scripting (XSS) and authentication bypass vulnerabilities in several WiFi 6 router models. The stored XSS security flaw (fixed in firmware version 1.0.0.72 and tracked as PSV-2023-0122) impacts the XR1000 Nighthawk gaming router. While the company didn’t disclose any details regarding […]
New phishing tactic hijacks email protections to mask links
Email security company Barracuda exposed a recent phishing campaign that uses legitimate URL protection services to mask malicious email links. The new phishing tactic was revealed in a Barracuda blog post Monday, and has been leveraged in attacks beginning around mid-May 2024. The attacks take advantage of the legitimacy of URL protection services used by […]
Apple Could Release The First Public Beta Of iOS 18 Tomorrow For The iPhone
Apple released the first beta of iOS 18 to developers soon after its developer event last month, which was packed with a handful of new features the company announced at the WWDC event. Up until now, the company has seeded three developer betas, each more stable than its predecessor, and we expect the company to […]
Driver TV Show Is Canceled
In September 2021, Ubisoft announced a partnership with up-and-coming free streaming platform Binge to create a live action Driver TV show. It’s been nearly three years, though, and with no more news on the project, many fans assumed it wouldn’t be happening anymore. Ubisoft has now confirmed that much to Stephen Totilo’s Game File; however, the publisher has also […]
Indiana County Files Disaster Declaration Following Ransomware Attack
A County in Indiana, US, has filed a disaster declaration following a ransomware attack on local government networks, which has prevented the administration of critical services. Clay County made the declaration after confirming the incident has resulted in an inability to operate Clay County Courthouse and Clay County Probation/Community Corrections facilities. The July 11 declaration […]
Ryzen 9 7950X3D, AMD’s top gaming CPU, hits all-time low price
What’s the fastest CPU for gaming on the market today? On our GPU hierarchy, we rate the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D as fastest. But, in AMD’s product stack, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is the top dog and it came out a barely-perceptible 4 fps behind the 7800X3D on our tests. In addition to gaming prowess, […]
Star Citizen is free this week
This happens, sometimes. Please do enjoy. The monumentally crowdfunded, mega-budgeted Star Citizen is once again having a free fly event, letting people try out the space sim for the grand price of nothing for one week. Until July 19 you can do all the free flyin you’d like, trying out one of 10 different spaceships in developer […]