US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

Authorities say LeakBase was "one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals," and maintained an archive of ...
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$20K in Stolen Games, a $5M Crypto Blunder, and a Very Bad Week for Internet Security

This week in cybersecurity: stolen PlayStation accounts, AI chat transcripts sold by data brokers, tax-season scams, deepfake ...
Hackaday

The Long Afterlife Of The Console Modchip

For a late-1990s engineer with good soldering skills, many a free pint of beer could be earned by installing modchips on the game consoles of the day. Modchips were usually a small microcontroller ...

The 9 parental controls you must use to keep kids safe from predators, cyberbullying & huge bills

THERE are more ways than ever to manage how your kids interact with tech – but for many parents, it’s definitely confusing.
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Linux hacked onto a PS5 to turn Sony's console into a Steam Machine

Andy Nguyen, a security engineer, ported Linux over to the PS5 and ran GTA V on it via Steam. The best part? It actually plays really well, without any issues.

This fake Google Security check can steal your passwords. Here’s how to stay safe

A new phishing campaign is impersonating Google’s account security checks to trick users into installing a malicious web app that steals passwords, passcodes, and other sensitive data directly from ...

Gamers are pretending they played GTA 6 thanks to a PlayStation 5 glitch

A PlayStation 5 exploit has let gamers add Grand Theft Auto 6—out in November—to their "recently played" list on their ...
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Is Your TV Spying on You? Here's What to Know and How to Check

Your internet-connected TV has Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) features that track what you watch. Here’s how to disable it, along with smart privacy advice from security experts.