Month: October 2020
This nasty botnet could being rented out as a proxy service null
Cybercriminals set up and use botnets to carry out DDoS attacks, steal data and send spam but now researchers from Bitdefender have found signs that the Interplanetary Storm botnet could be potentially be used for something else entirely. Interplanetary Storm (IPStorm) was first discovered by researchers from the cybersecurity firm…
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What is Elasticsearch and why is it involved in so many data leaks? null
The term Elasticsearch is never far away from the news headlines and usually for the wrong reasons. Seemingly every week that goes by brings a new story about an Elasticsearch server that has been breached, often resulting in troves of data being exposed. But why are so many breaches originating…
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These are the top five iPhone 12 deals you can pre-order right now iPhone 12 deals
It’s been an exciting week for Apple fans. After a stylish launch event headed by Tim Cook earlier in the week, iPhone 12 deals are now available to pre-order in the UK with…well, almost every retailer we can think of getting involved. Bringing Apple into the world of 5G phones,…
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Faze Rug on how starring in a horror movie made him a better YouTuber
Brian Awadis, better known as Faze Rug, loves to be scared. He watches horror movies, visits haunted attractions at Halloween, and frequently films himself getting spooked on his YouTube channel. “I get scared super easy, but I think that’s what makes it more fun to watch,” he says. “I want…
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League of Legends: Wild Rift’s beta starts soon, but it won’t hit the US until next year
Riot is taking Wild Rift, the mobile version of League of Legends, into open beta on October 27th. The developer announced the news today, noting that it will first be available in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand on both iOS and Android. Wild Rift is…
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Some Shipt workers report seeing lower pay under new effort-based model
A new crowdsourced report finds that the algorithm for shopping delivery platform Shipt has led to reduced pay for 40 percent of its workers. First reported by Gizmodo, the report from Coworker.org, a pro-labor nonprofit organization that helps workers organize, gathered screenshots from more than 200 Shipt workers — who…
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