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According to a new discovery by Avast Threat Labs – the security network run by the prominent antivirus software company – popular online game Dota 2 has been “under attack” from malicious mods containing malware, but they should now be nullified with a new update. Despite being almost a decade old, Dota 2 still reportedly […]

After four years of testing, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced its favorite encryption method for “lightweight cryptography”, designed to work on low-powered IoT devices. Connected IoT devices, like wearables, smart home gadgets and even vehicle-to-vehicle technologies are all around us, and key to their success is their small size. […]

The Garmin Forerunner 965 and 265 may be arriving far, far sooner than expected. Ordinarily, Garmin leaves its watches to settle for at least two years before delivering an updated version, but that might be about to change, frustrating fans who thought they were buying the latest tech last year.  The Garmin Forerunner 945 and […]

A record-breaking milestone has been reached in quantum computing, which could mean that unthinkably fast processing is now a realistic prospect. Scientists at Sussex University have managed to transfer data between chips at record speeds and – more importantly – record accuracy. “What we have achieved here is the ability to realise extremely powerful quantum […]

The Adobe and Microsoft cosy-up continues with the upcoming integration of Adobe Acrobat technologies within Microsoft Edge.  Users can already use the browser as a free PDF reader, admittedly with limited functionality. However, the tool is set to get a performance upgrade as it will soon be powered by Acrobat’s PDF rendering engine.  In a […]

Wix phas introduced a new dashboard offering in a bid to unify all its SEO tools for users around the world.  Available now, the new SEO Dashboard includes educational materials, as well as the incorporation of Google Search Console to the dashboard. Users will also have access to a snapshot of their Google Search Console […]

A new leak has claimed that the popular Twitter dashboard tool TweetDeck will soon be placed behind the Twitter Blue paywall, with access cut off for users who don’t cough up for the premium service. The leak comes from Twitter user @512×512, a coder reverse-engineering the mechanics of Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter 2.0’. More specifically, the […]

Well, that didn’t take long.  The script that allowed VMware ESXi server owners infected with ransomware to restore the files no longer works, because the attackers updated the encryptor and patched the flaw it had. Now, those without endpoint protection most likely won’t be able to restore the files without getting the decryption key from […]

A cybercriminal is leaking sensitive data belonging to Weee! customers on an underground forum, which could be used for the purposes of identity theft. BleepingComputer reported that earlier this week, a threat actor under the alias “IntelBroker” took to the Breached hacking forum and posted a thread stating that they’re leaking “a database of 11 […]

The use of VPN services has surged In Turkey as authorities have restricted access to Twitter on Wednesday. This comes only two days after a devastating earthquake that killed over 15,000 people in both Turkey and Syria.  One of the best Turkey VPNs on the market, Proton VPN recorded a significant increase in usage from […]