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Criminals have been distributing malware via Steam since 2025, tens of thousands affected

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (28+ words) The attack reportedly abused Wallpaper Engine's "Application Wallpaper" executable, which runs as a standalone Windows program and can include community-developed games, planners, calendars, system monitors, and other. .....

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This handheld x86 mini-computer is heading to Kickstarter with swappable accessories and 4 G LTE

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (86+ words) A company named Mogozen has been working for months on the CG Deck project and is now preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign to bring the product. .....

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One weak password brought down a 158-year-old company

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (384+ words) In a nutshell: A business is only as strong as its weakest link and when that weak point happens to be an employee's easy-to-guess password, the outcome can be devastating. Such was the case for KNP, a transport company that…...

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Disgruntled IT employee sentenced to 7 months for changing passwords and MFA in revenge attack

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (314+ words) What just happened? There's been another example of why disgruntled IT workers should think twice before sabotaging their current or former company's networks. A man in the UK has just been sentenced to seven months in prison for such an…...

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AI tool Xbow becomes first non-human to top ethical hacker leaderboard

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (411+ words) [AI tool Xbow becomes first non-human to top ethical hacker leaderboard]Xbow's rapid ascent is a striking signal of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of software security. The AI-driven tool, developed by a team led by founder and…...