Day: January 9, 2023

Hackers are utilising the continued popularity of the Pokemon universe and the bizarre rise of non-fungible tokens (NFT) to trick people into installing remote access tools (RAT), take over their devices, and steal any valuables they might find. Cybersecurity researchers from ASEC recently discovered at least two malicious websites – beta-pokemoncards[.]io, and pokemon-go[.]io pretending to […]

Hisense’s sprawling booth at CES 2023 was packed with TVs – unlike some other brands, it had its full 2023 lineup on display, with detailed specs listed for each series. All sets should all be available in spring, which is the time that manufacturers typically start rolling out new TVs. Last year saw Hisense introduce […]

Turla, a known Russian threat actor allegedly tied to the Kremlin, was observed recycling a decade-old and defunct malware to gain access to endpoints in Ukraine and spy on its targets. A report by cybersecurity experts Mandiant found that in mid-2022, Turla was re-registering expired domains of Andromeda, a common banking trojan that was being […]

VSCode Marketplace, a repository for Visual Studio Code (VSC) externsions, has poor security defenses, allowing threat actors to abuse it and distribute malicious code among the millions of its users, experts have warned. A report from AquaSec tested the platform and concluded that abusing it to distribute malware was ridiculously easy.  Furthermore, the researchers claim […]

There's a new Nintendo Switch controller on the block, and it has a strong similarity to one of the best gamepads in Nintendo's legacy. The NYXI Wizard is a new, wireless Nintendo Switch controller that replicates the oddball layout of the Nintendo Gamecube's pad, complete with that large green A button and those slightly off-kilter […]

Chick-fil-A is investigating a cyberattack that reportedly hacked customer accounts, exposing personal user data. “We are investigating suspicious activity on some customer accounts,” a statement on the fast food giant's website reads.  “We are committed to protecting customers’ data and are working quickly to resolve the issue.” Chick-fil-A hacks Twitter user and cybersecurity researcher, Dominic […]

Microsoft is reportedly in discussions to bring OpenAI’s AI writer ChatGPT to Microsoft Office as part of an effort to modernise the office software suite. The news, courtesy of The Information via two insiders at Microsoft, comes after TechRadar Pro recently reported that the company is looking to bring OpenAI’s ChatGPT to its Bing search […]

You probably know that Street Fighter 6 is launching this year, on June 2, but that's actually much later on in the year than longtime series fans are used to. Before Street Fighter 6, major titles in the series typically launched early on in their respective years, usually around February. The game's producer, Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, […]