When the pandemic kept people at home in 2020, millions turned to games for an escape. The surge turned every console, PC, and phone into part of a vast online network. More players meant more logins, payments, and personal data. That created a target larger than the industry had ever faced. A growing industry with new responsibilities The global games market is expected to reach $188.8 billion in 2025, a 3.4% rise from the previous … More →
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A critical vulnerability affecting more than 706,000 BIND 9 DNS resolvers worldwide has been disclosed with proof-of-concept exploit code now publicly available. The security flaw enables attackers to perform cache poisoning attacks by injecting malicious DNS records into vulnerable resolver caches, potentially redirecting users to attacker-controlled infrastructure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40778, was disclosed by […]
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The industry is entering a phase where code is being deployed faster than it can be secured, according to OX Security. Findings from the Army of Juniors: The AI Code Security Crisis report show that AI-generated code often appears clean and functional but hides structural flaws that can grow into systemic security risks. Security teams are overwhelmed OX analyzed more than 300 software repositories, including 50 that used AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, … More →
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Cybersecurity researchers from Team Z3 have withdrawn their planned demonstration of a zero-click remote code execution vulnerability in WhatsApp at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition, opting instead for private coordinated disclosure to Meta. The high-stakes exploit, which stood to earn a record-breaking $1 million bounty, was one of the most anticipated demonstrations at the […]
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Want to see if a remote server is still alive, or trace the path your data takes across the internet? Network Utility had you covered, until Apple removed it. Network Utility was the go-to macOS app for quick network checks. It gave you a graphical way to run tools like Ping, Traceroute, and Port Scan, no Terminal required. But starting with macOS Big Sur, Apple decided to retire it as part of its system overhaul. … More →
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