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GDPR Fueling Rise of PII Theft, Cryptomining Plateauing
GDPR Fueling Rise of PII Theft, Cryptomining Plateauing
Report shows traditional tech support scams are back on the rise, while cryptomining stagnates
July 18, 2018
US Vote-Counting Computers Had Flaw, Allowed Hackers Access
US Vote-Counting Computers Had Flaw, Allowed Hackers Access
The US elections continue to hit the headlines
July 18, 2018
Millions of Health Records at Risk Following LabCorp Suspected Breach
Millions of Health Records at Risk Following LabCorp Suspected Breach
LabCorp has shut down its systems after a suspected network breach, which could have put millions of health records at risk
July 18, 2018
Web Forums, Social Media Targets for Credentials
Web Forums, Social Media Targets for Credentials
The cost of credential spills is highest for banking and e-commerce, said a new report from Shape Security.
July 18, 2018
Federal Agencies Struggle with DMARC Compliance
Federal Agencies Struggle with DMARC Compliance
SPF and DMARC gaps slow email authentication in federal agencies, according to Proofpoint.
July 18, 2018
US Retail Weak in Encryption, Security Practices
US Retail Weak in Encryption, Security Practices
Research finds security spending for retailers is up but not aligning with risk.
July 18, 2018
Ubisoft Games Hit by Massive DDoS Attacks
Ubisoft Games Hit by Massive DDoS Attacks
Ubisoft has suffered a series of massive DDoS attacks (distributed denial-of-service) forcing several Ubisoft gaming servers to go offline.
July 18, 2018
Tencent awarded $2.9M in case against dev of alleged League of Legends clone
Tencent awarded $2.9M in case against dev of alleged League of Legends clone
A Chinese court ruled that Tencent was owed roughly $2.9 million following a lawsuit filed against Mobile Legends developer Moonton.
July 18, 2018
French game designer Muriel Tramis awarded Legion of Honor
French game designer Muriel Tramis awarded Legion of Honor
French game designer Muriel Tramis has been awarded the Legion of Honor, the highest order of merit available to civilians and military personnel in France.
July 18, 2018
Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires Seismic Games
Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires Seismic Games
Seismic is comprised of industry veterans from studios like Activision and Pandemic, and has worked on mobile and VR titles like Marvel: Strike Force and Blade Runner Revelations.
July 18, 2018
Devs weigh in on the best ways to write and design characters
Devs weigh in on the best ways to write and design characters
Game devs Chris Avellone, Obsidian's Carrie Patel, and Guerrilla's Dan Calvert chat with Gamasutra about how they and their teams write and design characters -- from start to finish.
July 18, 2018
Video: How to thrive and grow as an indie studio
Video: How to thrive and grow as an indie studio
In this 2018 GDC session, Weather Factory's Alexis Kennedy discusses the lessons learned while building Failbetter Games, and how those lessons were taken into account when founding a second studio.
July 18, 2018