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Microsoft looking to block crapware downloads

By Craig Risi
February 4, 2020
in :  Technology
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Some software should just never get installed. Microsoft wants to make it easier to ensure it doesn't.

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ASUS in-box software for notebooks and desktops was compromised to deliver malware

By Wesley Fick
March 27, 2019
in :  Technology
3

Yesterday there were unconfirmed reports from Reddit and a Motherboard editor that ASUS, one of the world's biggest laptop vendors by volume, had been compromised in an attack on their servers that seeded updates to customers using the Live Update software.

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Fortnite cheaters are being attacked by scammers and data-stealing malware

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 8, 2018
in :  Gaming
5

While Fortnite is the kind of game that actually requires some skill to play it, its rising popularity has also made it massively popular with a subset of jackasses who use every hack and cheat code under the sun to steal an advantage from more legitimate players. Said enfants terrible may be the bane of many a player, but even they’re not immune from another bastard-coated bastard with extra creamy bastard filling on the inside: Hackers.

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FlightSimLabs caught loading their $100 Jet DLC with password-stealing malware

By Geoffrey Tim
February 20, 2018
in :  Gaming
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Flight sim add-on maker FlightsimnLabs has been found includiong password stealing software in their DLC.

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Apple’s first major App security breach is a worry for the future

By Alessandro Barbosa
September 21, 2015
in :  Gaming
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A shrewd Malware attack has left Apple scrambling to remove infected Apps from their store, and it's a worrying sign for what could become easy virus acces in the future.

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No, there is no GTA V PC beta

By Geoffrey Tim
March 19, 2014
in :  Gaming
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If you find yourself invited to a GTA V beta on PC, then congratulations! You've just received malware!

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