Forbes reports that in a world filled with school closings and social isolation, gaming has surged:
– Steam, the most popular digital PC gaming marketplace, reached new heights Sunday, drawing a record 20,313,451 concurrent users to the 16-year-old service, according to third-party database SteamDB – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, released by Steam-owner Valve in 2012, seems to be the top beneficiary of the…
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IOTA Cryptocurrency Shut Down Its Entire Network After a Wallet Breach
The nonprofit organization behind the IOTA cryptocurrency shut down its entire network this week after someone exploited a vulnerability their wallet app to steal funds. ZDNet reports:
The attack happened this week, Wednesday, on February 12, 2020, according to a message the foundation posted on its official Twitter account. According to a status page detailing the incident, within 25 minutes of receiving…
UK Police Deny Responsibility For Poster Urging Parents To Report Kids For Using Kali Linux
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has publicly said it has nothing to do with a misleading poster designed to put fear into the hearts of parents and urge them to call the police if their children are using Kali Linux. From a report: The poster, made public by Twitter user @G_IW, has reportedly been distributed by local authorities on behalf…
Twitch Has Become a Haven For Live Sports Piracy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Twitch has been and remains home to illicit sports broadcasts; a late December boxing match attracted over 86,000 viewers — some of whom spammed ASCII genitalia in chat — and a mid-January soccer match drew over 70,000 over three livestreams. Although Twitch often stomps them out mid-match, plenty of livestreams posted by throwaway…
Inside the Podcast that Hacks Ring Camera Owners Live on Air
In the NulledCast podcast hackers livestream the harassment of Ring camera owners after accessing their devices. Hundreds of people can listen. From a report: A blaring siren suddenly rips through the Ring camera, startling the Florida family inside their own home. “It’s your boy Chance on Nulled,” a voice says from the Ring camera, which a hacker has taken over. “How…
The Rise and Fall of a Teenager’s Massive Meme Empire
An anonymous reader writes: The New York Times just profiled 15-year-old “businessman” Rowan Winch, who made up to $10,000 a month from his Instagram feed. (“He planned to purchase a Tesla next year, when he’s eligible to get his driver’s license.”) Rowan started by re-selling goods he’d bought online, eventually creating an online storefront that acted as a middleman for third-party…
Discord is Axing its Nitro Games Catalog Since Almost Nobody Plays Them
Almost a year ago, Discord launched its own games store and overhauled the Nitro subscription service to offer access to a library of games in addition to other chat and server related perks. From a report: The app’s store has gone through several changes over the year, with games ultimately being sold directly through developers’ Discord servers instead of the original…