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Mind-boggling! 89% of Americans do not password-protect their wi-fi

November 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

89% of internet users in the United States do not password-protect their wi-fi, and 7% don’t even know whether a password exists.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: security, stats

Freemium Atlas VPN adds Linux support

September 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a command-line interface, some 750+ servers ready, and it supports Ubuntu, with plans to add more distros in the future.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: security, software

What if cybersecurity horrors were movie posters?

March 12, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

magine cybersecurity horrors as movie posters.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Edgar Wright, hacking, Ridley Scott, security

Where do gaming platforms feature in the world’s most expensive data breaches?

February 11, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

VPNs are a competitive and profitable marketplace, provided they can scale.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: security, stats

Amazon’s The Tomorrow War YouTube trailer targeted by clickjacking hackers

May 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Please note that this article discusses a live security risk. It is advised that, for now, readers do not click on links from the YouTube page on which The Tomorrow War trailer appears.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: hacking, prime video, security, youtube

Wizards of the Coast issue a cybersecurity email alert

November 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast have had to contact some customers about a possible cybersecurity incident.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: security, wizards of the coast

Some accounts on DriveThruRPG and DM’s Guild caught in a hacker attack

October 29, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

OneBookShelf has confirmed that some accounts have been affected and the hacker has been able to withdraw money. The retailer has contacted everyone affected.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: dms guild, drivethrurpg, onebookshelf, security

7.5 million Adobe Creative Cloud accounts, software popular with RPG designers, exposed by insecure database

October 27, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adobe Creative Crowd is a subscription service that gives game publishers and designers access to programs like Acrobat DC, InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: security

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