Month: December 2022
Microsoft uncovers DDoS campaign targeting Minecraft servers
Audio player loading… Microsoft researchers have discovered a Windows-Linux botnet taking down Minecraft servers in “highly efficient” DDoS attacks. As reported by ArsTechnica (opens in new tab), the MCCrash botnet sends a command that populates the user name input dialog box in a Minecraft server’s login page that crashes the…
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Google Wallet will soon host your digital driver’s license, but only in one state
Audio player loading… Google has begun beta testing new support for driver’s licenses and state ID cards for the Wallet app on Android – but only if you live in the state of Maryland. It’s been a while since we’ve last seen the digital ID feature. It was first revealed…
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This devious phishing campaign uses Facebook messages to trick its victims
Audio player loading… A newly-discovered phishing campaign has been found using fake copyright infringement notices from Facebook to dupe users into giving away their account details. According to analysts from cybersecurity firm Trustwave, these fake messages claim that the user will have their account deleted in 48 hours unless they…
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Marvel Snap will let you play against friends ‘in the next month or two’
Marvel Snap is finally getting a way to battle against your friends sometime soon. In a roadmap for the game shared Friday, developers Second Dinner provided details about the mode, titled Battle Mode vs. Friends, and said it aims to launch it in “the next month or two.” Currently, Marvel…
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Meta just halted a major data centre project to focus on AI
Audio player loading… Meta has axed a major data center expansion in Odense, Denmark, laying off the primary contractor on two facilities in the country. According to reporting by Data Centre Dynamics (opens in new tab), the move come as a result of a pivot by the company towards building data…
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Six things we learned from Formula E’s preseason test
The first in-depth testing for Formula E’s Gen3 car took place this week in Valencia, just one month away from the start of Season 9 in Mexico City. Across three full days, one simulated race and an added one-hour jaunt on a planned media day, some teams ran nearly 600…
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