Month: October 2023
Casio data breach hits users in 149 countries
Casio has suffered a security incident that saw data on thousands of customers spread all over the world hacked and stolen. The company confirmed the news, saying unnamed threat actors managed to access a ClassPad.net database within its development environment. ClassPad.net is the company’s education and learning platform. “On the…
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This week’s best early Black Friday deals – the 14 deals worth buying now
It’s still October but Black Friday deals season is already here. Dozens of terrific offers are still live following the Prime Big Deal Days event at Amazon earlier in the month – and now more retailers are getting involved with sales. I’ve searched through all of the early Black Friday…
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FBI warns of North Korean hackers using VPNs to infiltrate businesses
VPN services, stolen identification documents and fake social media accounts: these are some of the methods North Korean hackers have been using to deceive US companies into hiring them as IT remote workers, the FBI warns. Despite not being certain when such a campaign began, investigators believe thousands of IT…
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Even Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s approach to difficulty is playful
When it comes to difficulty, most games like to put you in a bucket. At the start of the experience, you have to choose whether you want to play on a hard or easy mode, and usually, over the course of the game, you can move between these as you…
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Wargaming is offering special game bundles to raise money for Ukraine
Developer Wargaming has launched a brand new charity initiative called WargamingUnited with the aim to raise money for Ukraine. Amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, the developer behind World of Tanks has announced its new scheme to raise funds specifically for purchasing new ambulances for Ukrainian medics. Starting…
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Brave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or not
Brave’s privacy-centric browser has been downloading VPN services to some customers’ computers without their consent. Noted by Ghacks, starting in 2022, downloading Brave to a Windows PC meant you were also downloading the company’s VPN service, regardless of whether you wanted it. The Firewall + VPN service is an extra…
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