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Young Adults More Likely to Fall for Phishing Scams
Young Adults More Likely to Fall for Phishing Scams
Young Adults More Likely to Fall for Phishing Scams. Get Safe Online finds over-55s are more cautious online
Oct. 24, 2017
Third Man Pleads Guilty to 'Celebgate' iCloud Attacks
Third Man Pleads Guilty to 'Celebgate' iCloud Attacks
Third Man Pleads Guilty to “Celebgate” iCloud Attacks. Scores of celebs fell for simple phishing campaign
Oct. 24, 2017
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Spreads In Russia, Ukraine
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Spreads In Russia, Ukraine
BadRabbit, believed to be a Petya variant, could also be tied to attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
Oct. 24, 2017
Hackers Threaten to Release Plastic Surgery Pics of Celebs, Royals
Hackers Threaten to Release Plastic Surgery Pics of Celebs, Royals
The Dark Overlord said that it plans to release the trove on the internet, including images of breast augmentation.
Oct. 24, 2017
How board games helped the South Park devs overcome communication hurdles
How board games helped the South Park devs overcome communication hurdles
“We had to approach [development] differently from traditional ways, because we knew that if we were going to build all the content for South Park, it would have been impossible for us.”
Oct. 24, 2017
Investors pour $25M into eSports team Cloud9
Investors pour $25M into eSports team Cloud9
The eSports team Cloud9 saw investments from owners of NBA and NHL teams as well as a contribution from the sports entertainment company WWE.
Oct. 24, 2017
Google Play and App Store downloads and spending hit record levels
Google Play and App Store downloads and spending hit record levels
The mobile app economy shows no signs of slowing, with Google Play and the App Store both seeing record levels of downloads and consumer spending during the third quarter of 2017.
Oct. 24, 2017
Keywords agrees to $66.4M deal for game testing giant VMC
Keywords agrees to $66.4M deal for game testing giant VMC
The Irish outfit has signed a conditional agreement with VMC's parent company Volt Information Sciences, and is looking to purchase 100 percent of the company for $66.4 million in cash.
Oct. 24, 2017
Starbreeze hands majority control of StarVR to Acer
Starbreeze hands majority control of StarVR to Acer
The pair initially joined forces in May last year, with Acer offering to help Starbreeze design, manufacture, promote, market, and eventually sell the headset.
Oct. 24, 2017
Get a job: Toys for Bob is hiring a Software Engineer with Unreal experience
Get a job: Toys for Bob is hiring a Software Engineer with Unreal experience
Toys for Bob is looking for a Software Engineer with Unreal Engine 4 experience to join its Novato, California-based development studio.
Oct. 24, 2017
Video: How replays helped Poly Bridge succeed via social media
Video: How replays helped Poly Bridge succeed via social media
At GDC 2016 Poly Bridge developer Patrick Corrieri details the game's replay sharing feature: a powerful tool that lets any game give ownership of player-created content back to the the player.
Oct. 24, 2017
Level Design: Do your research - Where's the toilet?
Level Design: Do your research - Where's the toilet?
This blog covers why research is super important and why as designers we should never skip this phase. One thing to consider as well when creating a level is where is the toilet?
Oct. 24, 2017