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5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players
Kaspersky has stopped 5.8 million malware attacks on users of bootleg versions of GTA 5, Minecraft, The Sims 4 and other games.
hardware & software
August 31, 2021
Increasing Numers of Young People Fall to Online Scams
Older people active on the Internet are considered to be particularly vulnerable to online scammers. However, it turns out that also teenagers are not very prudent in this matter.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
August 12, 2021
Windows 10 Gets Emergency Patch That Fixes PrintNightmare
Things have gotten heated at Microsoft over the past few days regarding the PrintNightmare threat. Microsoft has resolved the issue and a patch is now available.
hardware & software
Iltutmis
July 7, 2021
Price Tag for Our LinkedIn Data Revealed
The data of 700 million LinkedIn users has gone up for sale. This is another such case, and the way the data was obtained and the price for the entire database should raise many eyebrows.
hardware & software
Konrad Sarzynski
July 1, 2021
Many People Use the Same Passwords Over and Over Again - Alarming Data
Recent research in the UK shows that many users rely on the same passwords for multiple services, which can lead to security breaches.
hardware & software
Michal Ciezadlik
June 29, 2021
Malware Mines Crypto on PCs of Users Who Pirated Games
Malware unnoticeably mines cryptocurrency on a gamer's computer. It seems that just buying GPUs is not enough for miners. Let me reassure you - the problem concerns only torrent lovers.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
June 28, 2021
Electronic Arts Servers Hack was Easier Than You Might Think
The hackers responsible for breaking into EA's servers have shared information on how the whole process went. From their description it seems that the procedure was not particularly complicated and did not require specialized knowledge, but... cleverness.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
June 11, 2021
CD Projekt Hacker Attack May Have Been More Serious Than Assumed
CD Projekt has announced that during the hacking attack on the Polish company's servers in February this year, in addition to game source codes, its employees' personal data was probably also stolen.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 11, 2021
EA Servers Hacked; Hackers Steal FIFA 21 Source Code
Motherboard reached information about a hacking of EA's servers. Hackers had stolen source codes for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine. EA confirmed that the attack.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 10, 2021
![Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/358077298.jpg)
Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]
Reports that have surfaced online suggest that user data from Epicgames.com may have been leaked. The leak may include emails, account names and possibly passwords of more than 106 million people.
other
Bart Swiatek
May 10, 2021
One Billion Android Smartphones Vulnerable to Eavesdropping
A large vulnerability in Qualcomm's component security systems has been discovered. The consequence of the security hole could expose many Android smartphones to eavesdropping.
hardware & software
Michal Ciezadlik
May 7, 2021
WhatsApp Has a Serious Security Problem
WhatsApp has another problem. This time it's a security vulnerability that enables someone to easily block our access to our account.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
April 14, 2021
AMD Like Intel: Ryzens 5000 With Serious Security Vulnerability
AMD confirms that the new line of processors based on Zen 3 is vulnerable to a Spectre attack. The reason is the optimization mechanism included in the Ryzen 5000 and Epyc processors, among others.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 7, 2021
New Malware Detected on 30K Apple Computers
Experts from one of the cyber security companies detected a new malware dedicated to Macs, which they called Silver Sparrow. The malware in question has already infected nearly 30,000 computers.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 23, 2021
TikTok is a Threat to Children, Claims Complaint to European Commission
The EU consumer rights organisation BEUC has filed a complaint with the European Commission against the popular online platform TikTok. The entity accuses the Chinese company of violating numerous provisions of EU law.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 17, 2021
Dangerous Windows Defender Vulnerability Removed After 12 Years
A vulnerability has been discovered in Windows Defender. This would not be surprising if not for the fact that it has been around for 12 years without anyone noticing.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
February 15, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.12 Available on PC
The PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 has received patch 1.12, which fixes a serious security vulnerability we wrote about earlier this week.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 5, 2021
![Cyberpunk 2077 Has a Serious Security Gap [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/349954239.jpg)
Cyberpunk 2077 Has a Serious Security Gap [UPDATED]
Modder PixelRick discovered a dangerous vulnerability in Cyberpunk 2077 that, if we install a mod with malicious code, could allow a hacker to take control of a player's computer.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 3, 2021
No More PIN in ATMs? Intel Announces RealSense ID
Intel has officially presented RealSense ID - Face ID-like face recognition system that can detect fraudsters. The technology can be used, among others, in ATMs.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
January 8, 2021
Can You Guess the Most Popular Password of 2020?
NordPass regularly updates the list of the most popular passwords used by Internet users. The list was invariably dominated by an immortal classic.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 30, 2020