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UPDATE: SEGA has announced a brand new game called Hyenas. Developed by Creative Assembly, the upcoming shooter sees players attempt to steal priceless pop culture items from billionaires in Mars. "Use unique skills and abilities to face-off in fast-paced battles in bid to secure your stolen merch, ESCAPE TO WIN, BABY!" reads the official description. Fans can sign up to participate in the gameplay Alpha by visiting the Hyenas website.ORIGINAL: SEGA has been busy this summer, revealing a brand new Mega Drive/Mega CD Mini,…

This week sees the release of Kaiju Score: Steal from the Gods #3 from AfterShock Comics. The penultimate issue of the series comes from writer James Patrick, artist Rem Broo, colorist Francesco Segala, and letterer Dave Sharpe. Today The Beat is pleased to present an exclusive preview of the new issue, which finds a heist underway where nothing is as simple as it appears to be. Here’s how AfterShock describes Kaiju Score: Steal from the Gods #3: Michelle and her crew are about to go into the belly of the beast, and…

Image: Getty/Alexander SpatariCriminals are targeting people in US military and tech organizations with so-called "vishing", where supposed links to voicemail dupe victims into revealing credentials for Microsoft Office 365 software and Outlook email accounts.   Vishing isn't a new threat: the FBI raised an alarm about it in mid-2020 but it was spotlighted by Interpol this week as a growing threat when it announced arrests of 2,000 people accused of online fraud, including the lucrative category of business email…

Samsung is no stranger to lengthy legal battles and the company’s display affiliate has just scored a major win in its home country. South Korea’s Supreme Court has acquitted Samsung Display from the charges of stealing OLED technology from its local rival LG Display. This legal battle between the two Korean companies has been ongoing for seven years. LG Display’s position was that its stolen OLED tech ended up with Samsung Display. However, the Supreme Court has now upheld the “not guilty” verdict of the second trial.…

Companies should be aware of the new form of cyberattack, Hertzbleed to protect confidential data The global tech market has recently got terrorized by the new form of cyberattack known as Hertzbleed. It is known as the Hertzbleed computer chip hack that breaches the data privacy concern from the group of cybercriminals. It can read snippets of data from computer chips that can leave cryptography algorithms open to attack by cybercriminals. Hertzbleed has started targeting computer chips to steal sensitive data…

Data theft and extortion has become a common – and unfortunately effective – part of ransomware attacks, where in addition to encrypting data and demanding a ransom payment for the decryption key, gangs steal information and threaten to publish it if a payment isn't received. These so-called double extortion attacks have become an effective tool in the arsenal of ransomware gangs, who leverage them to force victims to pay up, even in cases where data could be restored from offline backups, because the threat of…

Romance scams continue to evolve, not in a small part due to social media and the popularity of online dating. With our lives becoming increasingly busy, not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders, apps dedicated to online romance -- or casual dating -- have flourished. Tinder, Grindr, Plenty of Fish, Bumble, Match, and Hinge are some of the most popular apps out there, and each can be an avenue for scammers to strike. Romance scams vary, but they all have one of two purposes: stealing your cash or your…

What is Ransomware as a Service? How cybercriminals are using this to steal data? Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system’s screen or by locking the users. By encrypting these files and demanding a ransom payment for the decryption key, cybercriminals place organizations in a position where paying the ransom is the easiest and cheapest way to regain access to their files. Ransomware attacks can cause costly disruptions to…

A newly discovered form of Android malware steals passwords, bank details and cryptocurrency wallets from users – and it does so by bypassing multi-factor authentication protections. The malware has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at F5 Labs, who've dubbed it MaliBot. It's the latest in a string of powerful malware targeting Android users. In addition to remotely stealing passwords, bank details and cryptocurrency wallets, MaliBot can access text messages, steal web browser cookies and can take screen…

(Image credit: Hertzbleed)Intel and researchers from UT Austin, UIUC, and UW published papers today outlining the 'Hertzbleed' chip vulnerability that allows side-channel attacks that can steal secret AES cryptographic keys by observing the CPU's boost frequency/power mechanisms. According to external researchers, both Intel and AMD CPUs are impacted, but AMD hasn't issued an advisory yet. The vulnerability doesn't impact all cryptographic code, but some mitigation techniques for impacted systems come with…