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Dark Souls servers taken offline over hacking fears - We look at an exploit used to invade gaming sessions of Dark Souls, leading to PvP servers being taken offline.

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Dark Souls servers taken offline over hacking fears

January 25, 2022 - We look at an exploit used to invade gaming sessions of Dark Souls, leading to PvP servers being taken offline.

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Newly observed PHP-based skimmer shows ongoing Magecart Group 12 activity - This skimmer is using a hybrid approach to bypass detection and target vulnerable e-commerce websites.

Cybercrime | Hacking | Threat Intelligence

Newly observed PHP-based skimmer shows ongoing Magecart Group 12 activity

May 13, 2021 - This skimmer is using a hybrid approach to bypass detection and target vulnerable e-commerce websites.

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A brief history of video game saves and data modification - We look at a history of saving game data in video games, and how it usually provides modders and hackers with the best chance of tampering with game data.

Cybercrime | Hacking

A brief history of video game saves and data modification

June 3, 2020 - We look at a history of saving game data in video games, and how it usually provides modders and hackers with the best chance of tampering with game data.

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Sodinokibi drops greatest hits collection, and crime is the secret ingredient - A major legal firm has been attacked by the Sodinokibi gang. What happened?

Cybercrime | Hacking

Sodinokibi drops greatest hits collection, and crime is the secret ingredient

May 14, 2020 - A major legal firm has been attacked by the Sodinokibi gang. What happened?

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Hackers snab emails and more in Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN compromise - Hackers made use of a compromised Microsoft support agent's credentials to sneak a peek at its users' Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook emails. How bad is it, and what has Microsoft done to correct it?

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Hackers snab emails and more in Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN compromise

April 16, 2019 - Hackers made use of a compromised Microsoft support agent's credentials to sneak a peek at its users' Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook emails. How bad is it, and what has Microsoft done to correct it?

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Are hackers gonna hack anymore? Not if we keep reusing passwords - A look at the not-so-hacking hacker techniques attackers are using to compromise user accounts via weak passwords and gain access to enterprise networks.

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Are hackers gonna hack anymore? Not if we keep reusing passwords

March 21, 2019 - A look at the not-so-hacking hacker techniques attackers are using to compromise user accounts via weak passwords and gain access to enterprise networks.

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Spectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget - A recently released paper by Google has resurrected the spirit of Spectre, a seemingly never-ending threat to most makes of processor. We take a look at what this means, and what the Universal Read Gadget means for most technology users.

Cybercrime | Hacking

Spectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget

March 1, 2019 - A recently released paper by Google has resurrected the spirit of Spectre, a seemingly never-ending threat to most makes of processor. We take a look at what this means, and what the Universal Read Gadget means for most technology users.

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Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups - A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups

February 14, 2019 - A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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The Advanced Persistent Threat files: APT10 - While security companies are getting good at analyzing the tactics of nation-state threat actors, they still struggle with placing these actions in context and making solid risk assessments. So in this series, we're going to take a look at a few APT groups, and see how they fit into the larger threat landscape—starting with APT10.

Cybercrime | Hacking

The Advanced Persistent Threat files: APT10

January 16, 2019 - While security companies are getting good at analyzing the tactics of nation-state threat actors, they still struggle with placing these actions in context and making solid risk assessments. So in this series, we're going to take a look at a few APT groups, and see how they fit into the larger threat landscape—starting with APT10.

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