Month: October 2023
Dangerous new malware can crack encrypted USB drives
Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered a sophisticated new piece of malware called TetrisPhantom seen compromising secure USB drives to steal sensitive information from government endpoints in the Asia-Pacific region. Secure USB drives have an encrypted partition whose files can only be accessed with a password, and through specialized software,…
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Marvel’s superheroes are about to come to Magic: The Gathering in a big way
Marvel is coming to Magic: The Gathering, thanks to a new multi-year deal between Marvel and Hasbro. Multiple collectible products and sets are on the way, and the first tentpole set, “based on Marvel’s fan-favorite characters and epic stories”, is set to launch globally at some point in 2025. You…
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League’s new boy band looks ripped out of Arcane
The first music video from Heartsteel, Riot Games’ new virtual boy band starring characters from League of Legends, is here. The video, for the band’s first song, “Paranoia,” has a slick look that harkens back to the awesome art style of Arcane, Netflix’s animated series set in the League of…
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Meet Japan’s bright new idea for boosting EV range – wireless charging at traffic lights
Researchers in Japan are preparing a pilot program that will see wireless charging technology embedded into the road surfaces in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, just outside of Tokyo. As reported by University Journal (via Eletrek), the idea is that electric vehicles (fitted with the appropriate tech) waiting at traffic signals…
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Brave browser under fire for installing its VPN without user permission
Once thought of as a reliable privacy-first web browser, new revelations shed a new light on Brave‘s approach to transparency. The browser has been automatically installing its two VPN services on Windows devices without users’ consent since 2022, Ghacks.net reported. The firm responded to this by claiming these additional tools…
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Bad news – these fake LinkedIn job offers are just pushing malware, so don’t get your hopes up
Hackers are targeting social media managers in the US, the UK, and India with info-stealing malware. The goal of the campaign is to gain access to their Facebook business accounts, through which they can later launch malicious advertising campaigns on the social media platform. The campaign was spotted by cybersecurity…
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