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WordPress Hacker Attacks One Million Sites in a Month
WordPress Hacker Attacks One Million Sites in a Month
Cross-site scripting bugs in plug-ins targeted in new campaign
May 6, 2020
HMRC Shuts Down Almost 300 #COVID19 Phishing Scam Sites
HMRC Shuts Down Almost 300 #COVID19 Phishing Scam Sites
Since March, HMRC has asked ISPs to remove 292 scam web addresses exploiting the coronavirus outbreak
May 6, 2020
Boston to Consider Regulating What Info Schools Pass to Police
Boston to Consider Regulating What Info Schools Pass to Police
Boston City Council could issue rules to limit information-sharing between schools and the police
May 6, 2020
Over Half of Remote Employees Access Inappropriate Content on Devices Used for Work
Over Half of Remote Employees Access Inappropriate Content on Devices Used for Work
Workers are accessing potentially dangerous content causing additional security risks for businesses
May 6, 2020
Ransomware Attack on Europe's Largest Private Hospital Operator
Ransomware Attack on Europe's Largest Private Hospital Operator
Fresenius hit by callous ransomware attack that limits operations in the midst of global health crisis
May 6, 2020
More Men than Women Fall Victim to Cybercrime
More Men than Women Fall Victim to Cybercrime
Cybercrime victim gender gap could be linked to password practices
May 6, 2020
Video: How NetEase applied reinforcement learning to build game AI
Video: How NetEase applied reinforcement learning to build game AI
In this GDC 2020 virtual talk NetEase's Renjie Li discusses the application of reinforcement learning in NetEase games, including problems encountered and how the solutions impacted the final product.
May 6, 2020
Zynga reports $104M loss for Q1 despite record-setting revenues
Zynga reports $104M loss for Q1 despite record-setting revenues
Zynga reports a big loss in Q1 despite "historic" revenues, in part because it has to pay out millions in contingency payments to recent acquisitions whose games have been strong performers.
May 6, 2020
Have a look at this pitch footage for a canned Prince of Persia game
Have a look at this pitch footage for a canned Prince of Persia game
A YouTube video titled "_Prince of Persia_ Redemption" is getting some attention today after a number of devs confirmed it's target footage for a _Prince of Persia_ game that was cancelled before release.
May 6, 2020
Finnish studio Dazzle Rocks nets $6.8 million to build social sandbox MMO
Finnish studio Dazzle Rocks nets $6.8 million to build social sandbox MMO
Finnish mobile studio Dazzle Rocks has secured $6.8 million in Series A funding to boost development on its unnamed social sandbox MMO.
May 6, 2020
The latest Unreal Engine update adds initial support for next-gen consoles
The latest Unreal Engine update adds initial support for next-gen consoles
Epic has updated Unreal Engine to add support for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
May 6, 2020
Ubisoft may soon announce a new Prince of Persia game after registering the “princeofpersia6” domain [UPDATE]
Ubisoft may soon announce a new Prince of Persia game after registering the “princeofpersia6” domain [UPDATE]
It appears that Ubisoft will soon announce a new Prince of Persia game as Gandi.net has registered the princeofpersia6 domain.
May 5, 2020