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Attackers Target Winter Olympics with Weaponized Word Doc
Attackers Target Winter Olympics with Weaponized Word Doc
Attackers Target Winter Olympics with Fileless Malware. New steganography tool used to obfuscate attack
Jan. 8, 2018
UK Companies Set to Splurge on Cyber-Risk Mitigation
UK Companies Set to Splurge on Cyber-Risk Mitigation
UK Companies Set to Splurge on Cyber Risk Mitigation. ICSA report claims cyber remains top risk for boardrooms in 2018
Jan. 8, 2018
Monero Crypto-Mining Invades BlackBerry Mobile Site
Monero Crypto-Mining Invades BlackBerry Mobile Site
Coinhive weighed in on the Reddit thread saying that the site appears to have been surreptitiously infected.
Jan. 8, 2018
Google Drive Exploited to Download Malware Directly from URL
Google Drive Exploited to Download Malware Directly from URL
Proofpoint uncovered the vulnerability and created a proof of concept exploit for the issue, which exists in the Google Apps Script.
Jan. 8, 2018
Hard-Coded Backdoor in My Cloud Devices Offers Attackers Access to Personal Photos, Videos
Hard-Coded Backdoor in My Cloud Devices Offers Attackers Access to Personal Photos, Videos
Threat actors could gain control over the device, exfiltrate information and spread malware.
Jan. 8, 2018
Hundreds of Android Gaming Apps are Tracking Your TV Viewing Habits
Hundreds of Android Gaming Apps are Tracking Your TV Viewing Habits
More than 250 Android gaming apps are currently listening to what you watch on TV including shows, ads, and movies.
Jan. 8, 2018
New Malware Campaign Launched to Disrupt Winter Olympics 2018
New Malware Campaign Launched to Disrupt Winter Olympics 2018
The 2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang in February 2018 but malware attacks against the event have already begun.
Jan. 8, 2018
How do you do 'loot boxes' right? F2P MMO game devs weigh in
How do you do 'loot boxes' right? F2P MMO game devs weigh in
As much as recent high-profile stumbles have been monopolizing coverage, tons of smaller devs have been doing loot boxes for a while now; here, they speak to Gamasutra about what they've learned.
Jan. 8, 2018
Ukie publishes funding and tax relief guide for UK game devs
Ukie publishes funding and tax relief guide for UK game devs
The UK trade body has released an online guide that aims to help UK-based developers foster a better understanding of game financing, tax relief opportunities, and more.
Jan. 8, 2018
Star Citizen devs file motion to dismiss Crytek lawsuit
Star Citizen devs file motion to dismiss Crytek lawsuit
The developers of Star Citizen have filed a motion to dismiss Crytek’s original suit, claiming the breach of contract allegations “sacrifices legal sufficiency for loud publicity.”
Jan. 8, 2018
Glu Mobile sells Moscow dev studio and game rights for $4.5M
Glu Mobile sells Moscow dev studio and game rights for $4.5M
Saber Interactive has picked up the Moscow-based game development studio while my.com also nabbed rights to four of the studio’s games during the sale.
Jan. 8, 2018
Nintendo Switch surpasses Wii U lifetime sales in Japan
Nintendo Switch surpasses Wii U lifetime sales in Japan
The Nintendo Switch has surpassed the Wii U's lifetime sales total in Japan, despite only having being on shelves for 10 months.
Jan. 8, 2018