Month: August 2023
EV charging in the US is still a no-good bad time — and somehow getting worse
Electric vehicle owners are overall not satisfied with the reliability of the charging infrastructure available in the US, according to a new survey conducted by JD Power. In some cases, things are looking even worse than last year. The survey finds that 20 percent of survey takers have, at least…
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The Morning After: Tesla offers cheaper Model S and Model X options with shorter range
Tesla has quietly launched new – much cheaper – Model S and X variants with a shorter quoted range. Standard Range Teslas are around $10,000 less than the base model, but with ranges cut by 80 and 79 miles, respectively. Both cars are half a second slower 0 to 60,…
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Citrix servers hacked using zero-day exploit
Roughly 2,000 Citrix NetScaler servers were compromised in what appears to be a large-scale attack against the endpoints. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Fox-IT, part of NCC Group. In its report, Fox-IT says the unnamed threat actor leveraged a high-severity vulnerability first discovered in mid-July…
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Vampire Survivors feels like a different game with a friend
Vampire Survivors with a friend is surprisingly slow. Typically, the indie hit feels frantic as your character automatically uses various weapons so you can defeat waves of oncoming enemies, scoop up experience gems, and race toward far-strung items across levels. The perfectly tuned colors and sounds that make the game…
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Phantom Blade Zero – everything we know so far
When can we play Phantom Blade Zero? (Image credit: Cruelman Studio) There’s a demo for Phantom Blade Zero on the way. So far, we only know that it’ll release sometime in 2024, but that’ll be our first chance to get our hands on it. Stay tuned for further updates, as…
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This well-known infostealer is back with upgraded malware
The hugely popular infostealer known as Raccoon is back, as its adoptive developers demonstrate new features to the underground hacking community. According to BleepingComputer, cybersecurity researchers recently discovered a new ad on hacking forums, promoting version 2.3.0 of the infamous malware. It comes with a couple of improvements, which the team…
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