Month: December 2023
Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
The 18-year-old Lapsus$ hacker who played a critical role in leaking Grand Theft Auto VI footage has been sentenced to life inside a hospital prison, according to a report from the BBC. A British judge ruled on Thursday that Arion Kurtaj is a high risk to the public because he…
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Ransomware gangs are increasingly turning to remote encryption, and that’s a huge problem
Ransomware is constantly evolving, and the next step in its evolution comes in the form of remote encryption. A new report from Sophos has claimed, remote encryption is a super destructive method of ransomware attack, and it’s growing more popular by the day, with the company’s anti-ransomware CryptoGuard technology detecting…
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Google tweaks Memory Saver and tab group features in latest Chrome update
Google Chrome is getting new security and performance features. The web browser’s latest version (M12) upgrades Safety Check and Memory Saver while adding the ability to save tab groups. Safety Check is Chrome’s security hub that checks for updates and compromised passwords and displays whether Safe Browsing is turned on.…
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Hurry! iRobot’s 1-day Christmas shipping ends today – save up to $645 on robot vacuums and mops
Don’t mad dash to the malls if you’re looking for last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the adults in your life. Stores are at their busiest right now, with everyone else doing their last-minute shopping, and it’s not worth the stress. Not when there are still so many Christmas deals to…
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Bird may be bankrupt, but shared micromobility is doing just fine
On the surface, electric scooter pioneer Bird filing for bankruptcy would seem to be a nail in the coffin for shared micromobility — that nebulous term often used to describe rentable electric bikes and scooters in cities. After a number of mergers and some bad financial management, the OG scooter…
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There’s still time! 25 last-minute gifts from Amazon that arrive before Christmas
Still searching for a last-minute gift that arrives before Christmas? I’ve done the work for you and searched for all the best last-minute gifts from Amazon that arrive before Christmas Day for Prime members. The best part? All of the gift ideas listed below are also on sale, so you’re…
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