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Docker Changes Free-Tier Service Policy Due to Cryptocurrency Mining Abuse
15.6.2021
Docker, a popular cloud computing integration solution, is making changes to its free-tier service due to cryptocurrency mining abuse. The service discontinued its “autobuild” feature due to misuse by bad actors, using it to mine cryptocurrencies in their servers. This is a modus...
The World’s First 'Skateboating' Game Looks Rad
4.6.2021
Skateboarding is cool and all, but it’s been around for a long time. I’ve played plenty of skating games. I need something new. Something like Wave Break, a skateBOATing game that combines ‘80s era visuals, boat grinding, and animals into one rad-looking package. Read more
Central Bank of Sweden Invites Financial Market Actors for Second Phase of E-krona Pilot
30.5.2021
Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, will carry out the next stage of its e-krona project with the help of two organizations from the financial sector. The move signals a transition from the initial in-house testing with simulated participants to cooperation with real, external partners....
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Is Giving Asian-American Voice Actors A Big Spotlight
28.5.2021
Yuffie Kisaragi, the beloved ninja from Final Fantasy VII, was the very first role Suzie Yeung read for and booked after arriving in Los Angeles. “It’s honestly one of the best things that’s ever happened to me,” she says. “If I’m being honest, just to be able to read for her was mind blowing...
US-Sanctioned Actors Use Crypto in New Ways to Evade Restrictions - Report
28.5.2021
Sanctioned actors and jurisdictions worldwide are finding new ways to use cryptoassets to evade restrictions and continue their illicit activities, per a recent report by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.
Some of the ways this is accomplished is using privacy coins, coinswap services, privacy...
Brie Larson's Fortnite Loadout Is A Thing You Can Buy Now
15.4.2021
Captain Marvel plays Fortnite and now, for the price of 2,000 V-Bucks, you can have her stuff. Brie Larson’s Locker Bundle brings a beautiful new redeco of the Bushranger skin in the purple and green of Larson’s Fortnite squad, the Bush Babies. Read more
Swedish Central Bank Wants ‘Market Actors’ to Join Next Stage of CBDC Pilot
7.4.2021
Sweden’s central Riksbank is forging ahead with its e-krona pilot project, and has outlined the next steps it wants to take – putting it on track to become the first European nation to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The Riksbank has been bullish about issuance, but will still have...
Public, private actors in Delhi trial blockchain-based solar energy trading
3.3.2021
A peer-to-peer marketplace based on PowerLedger's blockchain technology will enable consumers and prosumers to trade their surplus rooftop solar energy
Borderlands Movie Casts Actor Who's Actually Funny To Play Claptrap, Which Feels Off
11.2.2021
Jumanji and Orange County star Jack Black has joined the cast of the Borderlands movie, The Hollywood Reporter reports.Read more
Creators On Twitch, Instagram, And TikTok Will Soon Gain Benefits From A Major Hollywood Union
11.2.2021
Twitch streamers, Instagram influencers, and TikTokers just got a potentially very powerful ally: The Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, aka SAG-AFTRA, one of the most powerful unions in Hollywood. Soon, influencers who create branded content will be able...
Expert warns Hackers are Targeting Russian Government’s IT Infrastructure to Mine Cryptocurrencies
9.2.2021
A state-affiliate cybersecurity expert warned about hackers exploiting the Russian government’s IT facilities to mine cryptocurrencies. The deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents believes such threat actors have been very active in recent times. Global...
Another Good Actor Has Somehow Signed Up For The Borderlands Movie
9.2.2021
Halloween and Christmas with the Kranks star Jamie Lee Curtis joins Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart as the latest actor to be cast in the upcoming Borderlands movie, Collider reports (h/t Variety).Read more
Here are the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards
3.2.2021
We have to admit that it’s just a touch disorienting to only now begin discussing the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes, which is usually an early January staple. There really isn’t much that COVID-19 hasn’t shuffled around at the point. What does remain consistent, thankfully, is the steady...
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices Infected by Bitcoin-Mining Malware
28.1.2021
A Taiwanese hardware company has warned its clients about a targeted crypto mining attack against their storage devices. The malware infects NAS devices connected to the internet by installing a crypto-miner named Dovecat. Threat Actors Install Malware That Illicitly Mines Bitcoin According to...
Borderlands Movie Outdoes Itself, Casts Kevin Hart As Roland
27.1.2021
Jumanji star and comedian Kevin Hart has been signed to play Roland in the upcoming Borderlands movie according to The Hollywood Reporter. Yeah, I don’t get it either.Read more
Hitman Studio’s Project 007 Will Feature A New James Bond
26.1.2021
When Hitman developer IO Interactive’s James Bond game (working title Project 007) hits the scene, it will do so with an entirely new James Bond, studio head Hakan Abrak told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (h/t TheGamer).Read more
DDoS Attackers Return With Massive Extortion Campaigns in the Wake of Bitcoin Prices Surging
25.1.2021
Threat actors have been finding opportunities in bitcoin’s bullish trend to increase their extortion campaigns. Hackers are actively threatening companies with DDoS attacks unless they pay for bitcoin ransoms. Bull Run Prices Push Extortionists to Increase Bitcoin Ransom Demands According...
WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn Says Gossip and Secrets Are a Part of Agnes
21.1.2021
Whenever Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes bursts into the camera’s focus on Disney+’s WandaVision, the show’s laugh track usually kicks in as the archetypical sitcom neighbor interrupts whatever odd thing Wanda and Vision happen to be doing. But the more time WandaVision spends following Agnes around, the more...
Grand Theft Auto V Actors Recreate 'Lamar Roasts Franklin' Scene
12.1.2021
Grand Theft Auto V, now available across two platform generations with a version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on the way, refuses to die. The game’s latest contribution to the online zeitgeist is the brief scene where side character Lamar Davis roasts protagonist Franklin Clinton, which...
Black Shadow Hackers Demand 200 BTC Ransom from Israeli Insurance Giant Shirbit
6.12.2020
One of the largest insurance companies in Israel has been hit by a ransomware attack, and the threat actors started to release sensitive data, as the firm doesn’t pay the requested ransom in bitcoin (BTC). Israel-Based Shirbit Still Refuses to Pay $3.8 Million Ransom According to...