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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 […]
Nvidia RTX 50 graphics card family TDPs ‘leaked’ by Seasonic
Preliminary TDPs of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPUs including the RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 have been listed by Seasonic. Seasonic Suggests Higher TDPs For NVIDIA’s Upcoming GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPU Lineup: RTX 5090 At 500W In addition to the AMD Radeon RX 7000 “RDNA 3” refresh models, the Seasonic Wattage Calculator […]
Nothing Phone (2a) gets Nothing OS 2.6 update with new features & bug fixes
Earlier this week, the Noting OS 2.6 update arrived on the Nothing Phone (2). Now, the brand has started pushing the update for the Phone (2a) as well. The main focus of this update is resolving multiple issues, while also adding some new features and improving the game mode. Nothing OS 2.6 update changelog for […]
Nothing’s CMF Made A Record High Sale For Its New Phone 1, Marking 100,000 Units In Only Three Hours
Nothing’s Phone 1 was rolled out on Monday, and users were hooked on its release as it marks the first budget-friendly smartphone for its sub-brand. The CMF phone has gained popularity recently due to two important features: modularity and customization, and users are given the flexibility to upgrade parts of their phones easily. The company […]
DoNex ransomware decoded: How to use Avast decryptor
Avast released a decryptor for DoNex ransomware, offering a free recovery solution for victims of DoNex and its predecessors. DoNex, Muse, DarkRace and fake LockBit 3.0 are all names for a ransomware family that has been active since April 2022, mostly targeting businesses in the United States, Italy and Belgium, according to Avast’s telemetry data. […]
Microsoft Fixes Four Zero-Days in July Patch
Sysadmins have a busy time ahead this month after Microsoft issued updates for over 140 CVEs, including four zero-day vulnerabilities. The zero-days are as follows: RCE Vulnerabilities Microsoft patched five critical RCE vulnerabilities in this July’s Patch Tuesday. First, a SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2024-38023 has been identified. “[It] could allow an authenticated attacker with site owner […]
Hackers Downloaded Call Logs from Cloud Platform in AT&T Breach
Telecommunications giant AT&T has revealed that customer data has been illegally downloaded by threat actors. Hackers have downloaded the data from AT&T’s its workspace on a third-party cloud platform, the company confirmed in a statement published on July 12. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company first learned […]
League of Legends’ Anima Squad Is Back With New PvE Game Mode, Character Skins & More
Grab your squad and suit up for a League of Legends-themed summer, as the popular MOBA returns to the world of Anima Squad with 11 new character skins, a new PvE game mode, Swarm | Operation, and a closer look at the Primordials. The event debuted in 2022, and featured Jinx, Sylas, Riven, Miss Fortune, and Vayne as […]