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Attackers Increasingly Turning to DDoS as a Ransom Vector
Attackers Increasingly Turning to DDoS as a Ransom Vector
New research finds more organizations have been targeted by RDDoS attacks than ransomware, with both tactics proving fruitful for cyber-criminals
Aug. 12, 2021
23 Charged Over BEC Scam
23 Charged Over BEC Scam
Cops arrest alleged members of cyber-criminal gang that victimized companies in Asia and Europe
Aug. 12, 2021
GoVanguard Acquires Gotham Security
GoVanguard Acquires Gotham Security
Boutique NYC cybersecurity company snapped up by technology security firm
Aug. 12, 2021
Chanel Apologizes for Data Breach
Chanel Apologizes for Data Breach
Cyber-attack blamed for data breach at Korean arm of French luxury brand
Aug. 12, 2021
Roblox Corporation buys up Jim Greer's Bash Video team
Roblox Corporation buys up Jim Greer's Bash Video team
Update: Roblox has bought up Bash Video, Jim Greer's post-Kongregate startup, and hired him as a new director of engineering at the company.
Aug. 12, 2021
Get a job: tinyBuild is hiring a Senior Video Games Producer
Get a job: tinyBuild is hiring a Senior Video Games Producer
tinyBuild is looking for an excellent communicator and a multitasking person with strong problem-solving skills a passionate for video games to fill the role of a Senior Producer.
Aug. 12, 2021
Designing Highfleet, a strategy game with heavy machinery and twirling knobs
Designing Highfleet, a strategy game with heavy machinery and twirling knobs
Konstantin Koshutin, creator of Highfleet discusses some of the design decisions that went into this new take on the simulation strategy genre.
Aug. 12, 2021
Activision Blizzard QA employees speak out about poor working conditions
Activision Blizzard QA employees speak out about poor working conditions
Update: A number of Activision Blizzard employees have spoken out publicly about poor working conditions for quality assurance testers at the company.
Aug. 12, 2021
Amazon Games loosens rules on personal projects
Amazon Games loosens rules on personal projects
Amazon Games has loosened its rules on personal game projects, a few weeks after the overly restrictive rules were roundly mocked on Twitter.
Aug. 12, 2021
Angry Birds dev Rovio to acquire hyper-casual developer Ruby Games
Angry Birds dev Rovio to acquire hyper-casual developer Ruby Games
Angry Birds creator Rovio has acquired Turkish hyper-casual studio Ruby Games in a multi-million dollar deal.
Aug. 12, 2021
Estimating Steam and console sales: two hot methods!
Estimating Steam and console sales: two hot methods!
Do you want two essential spreadsheets for estimating Steam & console game sales? Because that's what you've got, alongside lots more game discovery news.
Aug. 12, 2021
7 Unity Tips for a Beginner 3D Artist
7 Unity Tips for a Beginner 3D Artist
Unity can be quite tricky. Here are seven tips for Unity (plus a bonus one) that I have found very helpful when working on our VR project. Hopefully, these tips will make life a bit easier for you if you are just starting out.
Aug. 12, 2021