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UK Universities Face Growing DDoS Threat
UK Universities Face Growing DDoS Threat
UK Universities Face Growing DDoS Threat. Students blamed for many attacks
Sept. 17, 2018
Bristol Airport Hit by Ransomware Blackout
Bristol Airport Hit by Ransomware Blackout
Bristol Airport Hit by Ransomware Blackout. Staff forced to hand write flight information on white boards
Sept. 17, 2018
North Korea: US Indictment is Vicious Smear
North Korea: US Indictment is Vicious Smear
North Korea Claims US Indictment is Vicious Smear. Alleged hacker is “non-entity” says Pyongyang
Sept. 17, 2018
Campaign Targets Nonresidents with Fake IRS Email
Campaign Targets Nonresidents with Fake IRS Email
A new phishing campaign uses the subject line “2018 UPDATE: NON RESIDENT ALIEN TAX WITHHOLDING,” says Fortinet.
Sept. 17, 2018
Bill for Financial Services Breach Notification Passed
Bill for Financial Services Breach Notification Passed
The US Congress approved a national standard on data breach notifications in financial sector, and states are not happy.
Sept. 17, 2018
Altaba Announces Class Action Settlement of $47m
Altaba Announces Class Action Settlement of $47m
Plaintiffs and defendants in the Yahoo suit reach a settlement agreement.
Sept. 17, 2018
XRDC speaker Q&A: Lucas Toohey and the metrics XR developers need right now
XRDC speaker Q&A: Lucas Toohey and the metrics XR developers need right now
We talked to XRDC speaker Lucas Toohey, who will be presenting a talk on useful metrics in VR at XRDC 2018.
Sept. 17, 2018
Check out the pitch documents for the original Pokemon games
Check out the pitch documents for the original Pokemon games
The documents offer some interesting insights into the formative days of the now globally recognized franchise, including concept art, sprite designs, and map layouts.
Sept. 17, 2018
Assassin's Creed III creative director explains how he'd update the remaster
Assassin's Creed III creative director explains how he'd update the remaster
For starters, he'd incorporate some of the optional side-missions into the main narrative, primarily because they help present a more well-rounded view of protagonist Connor.
Sept. 17, 2018
Obituary: Game industry veteran Gene Mauro
Obituary: Game industry veteran Gene Mauro
In addition to the impactful work Mauro did as founder of CEG, he co-founded Myelin Media, a video game publishing company that would go on to release titles on PC and console in over 50 countries.
Sept. 17, 2018
Australian study warns of link between loot boxes and problem gambling
Australian study warns of link between loot boxes and problem gambling
"These results support the position of academics who claim that loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling," reads a statement shared along with the findings published by the committee today.
Sept. 17, 2018
Washington State and 15 countries team up over video game gambling concerns
Washington State and 15 countries team up over video game gambling concerns
The squad of sixteen regulators has signed a declaration over growing concerns with the overlap between gambling and video games through things like loot boxes and skin betting.
Sept. 17, 2018