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Government Sector Suffers 236% Surge in Malware Attacks
Government Sector Suffers 236% Surge in Malware Attacks
Malware-related attacks against global government organizations increased 236% year-on-year in Q1 2024, according to SonicWall
Oct. 31, 2024
North Korean Hackers Collaborate with Play Ransomware
North Korean Hackers Collaborate with Play Ransomware
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has observed the first-ever collaboration between North Korean-backed Jumpy Pisces and Play ransomware
Oct. 31, 2024
Canadian Government Data Stolen By Chinese Hackers
Canadian Government Data Stolen By Chinese Hackers
A report by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security described China as the most sophisticated cyber threat to Canada
Oct. 31, 2024
Misconfigured Git Configurations Targeted in Emeraldwhale Attack
Misconfigured Git Configurations Targeted in Emeraldwhale Attack
Emeraldwhale breach allowed access to over 10,000 repositories and resulted in the theft of more than 15,000 cloud service credentials
Oct. 31, 2024
New Xiu Gou Phishing Kit Targets US, Other Countries with Mascot
New Xiu Gou Phishing Kit Targets US, Other Countries with Mascot
New phishing kit Xiu Gou, featuring a unique “doggo” mascot, targets users in US, UK, Spain, Australia and Japan with 2000+ scam websites
Oct. 31, 2024
Nightingale dev Inflexion Games lays off staff as UK office shuts down
Nightingale dev Inflexion Games lays off staff as UK office shuts down
Inflexion's UK staff previously indicated the studio's office was being closed, and CEO Aaryn Flynn said the Canada team will also undergo restructuring.
Oct. 31, 2024
Ubisoft's recovery from weak half-year to involve 'addressing polarized comments' about company
Ubisoft's recovery from weak half-year to involve 'addressing polarized comments' about company
Despite missing first-half projections for the year, CEO Yves Guillemot said a solid performance of back catalog games 'reaffirms the quality' of Ubisoft brands.
Oct. 31, 2024
Developer ProbablyMonsters lays off Battle Barge staff after project cancellation
Developer ProbablyMonsters lays off Battle Barge staff after project cancellation
According to one artist impacted by these new layoffs, this marks the third unrevealed project ProbablyMonsters has cancelled.
Oct. 31, 2024
Meta ponders whether Reality Labs could be more efficient after it loses another $4.4 billion
Meta ponders whether Reality Labs could be more efficient after it loses another $4.4 billion
The division has lost over $12.7 billion during the current fiscal year.
Oct. 31, 2024
CWA claims Sony looking to further 'monopoly position' with latest studio closures
CWA claims Sony looking to further 'monopoly position' with latest studio closures
The labor union has implored game industry workers to seek the 'security of collective bargaining.'
Oct. 31, 2024
Effective ways to use gore in your game
Effective ways to use gore in your game
How can you use gore to support the backbone of your game, whilst meeting the expectations of modern players who want grisly grim guts and blood? Artists from Sumo Digital break down the ways they’ve used and created gore in games to support storytelling, authenticity and gameplay.
Oct. 31, 2024
Three reasons Star Wars Outlaws might have undersold
Three reasons Star Wars Outlaws might have undersold
"The greatest teacher, failure is."
Oct. 31, 2024