New Chrome feature blocks cookie-stealing hackers
Cookies aren’t just something sites have to annoy you about every single #$%&ing time you visit them because of the GDPR. They’re one of the most basic ways for sites to identify specific users, for…
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Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for…
US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers
The U.S. government said it is extending its reward seeking information on key leadership of the ALPHV/BlackCat cybercrime gang to its affiliate members, one of which last month took credit for a massive ransomware attack…
Apex Legends hacker said he hacked tournament games ‘for fun’
On Sunday, the world of video games was shaken by a hacking and cheating scandal. During a competitive esports tournament of Apex Legends, a free-to-play shooter video game played by hundreds of thousands of players…
Pokemon resets some users passwords after hacking attempts
The Pokemon Company said it detected hacking attempts against some of its users and reset those user account passwords. Last week, an alert was visible on Pokemon’s official support website, which said that “following an…
Esports league postponed after players hacked midgame
On Sunday, two competitive esports players appeared to get hacked during a live streamed game, prompting the organizers to postpone the tournament. Players were competing in the Apex Legends Global Series, a competitive esports tournament…
Hackers attack Apex Legends tournament players
Accusations of cheating or “hax” tend to be flung around a lot in online shooter games. But for two high-level competitors in the Apex Legends battle royal, the cheating was both indisputable…and apparently completely unwanted.…
Hackers can read private AI assistant chats even though they’re encrypted
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images AI assistants have been widely available for a little more than a year, and they already have access to our most private thoughts and business secrets. People ask them about…
Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems
Microsoft said that Kremlin-backed hackers who breached its corporate network in January have expanded their access since then in follow-on attacks that are targeting customers and have compromised the company’s source code and internal systems.…
Hackers exploited Windows 0-day for 6 months after Microsoft knew of it
Hackers backed by the North Korean government gained a major win when Microsoft left a Windows zero-day unpatched for six months after learning it was under active exploitation. Even after Microsoft patched the vulnerability last…