The Woman Bulldozing Video Games’ Toughest DRM
Recently, she cracked Anno 1800, which layered three types of protection, Denuvo on top. “No one else does this because…
Sites Have a Sneaky New Way to Track You Across the Web
This week saw the first known appearance of malware written specifically for Apple’s M1 processors, in inevitable but still somewhat…
Apple Offers Its Closest Look Yet at iOS and MacOS Security
Apple is a notoriously tight-lipped and insular organization, a tendency that has often put it at odds with the security…
Parler Says It’s Back
Parler.com is getting back online after being kicked off Amazon’s hosting service, with the controversial social network saying it no…
A Billion-Dollar Dark Web Crime Lord Calls It Quits
Just over a week ago, an employee at a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that the cursor on…
Covid-19 Vaccine Scams Spread Under Facebook’s Watch
Scammers have flooded Facebook and other social media platforms with Covid-19 scams for almost as long as the disease has…
Government Demands for Amazon User Data Exploded in 2020
The last few years have seen a scourge of account takeovers across social media, with no more visible example than…
The Gaming Platforms That Let Streamers Profit From Hate
Sometimes those messages were as simple as “Love your T-shirt.” It is, however, the internet, and kindness isn’t as easily…
Why Insider ‘Zoom Bombs’ Are So Hard to Stop
When Covid-19 spread globally last spring, it made Zoom an immediate household name. But while the videoconferencing platform offered a…
Update Your iPhone and iPad Now If You Haven’t Recently
Believe it or not, GameStop stock wasn’t the world’s only story this week. The last few days have been tumultuous…