What Really Motivated the Breaches of Twitch and Epik?
The Washington Post explores recent breaches at Twitch and Epik — and asks whether they really signal an upsurge in "hacktivism": The perpetrators of these hacks are distancing themselves from financially driven cybercriminals and ransomware g.....»»
For most companies ransomware is the scariest of all cyberattacks
SonicWall released the 2022 SonicWall Threat Mindset Survey which found that 66% of customers are more concerned about cyberattacks in 2022, with the main threat being focused on financially motivated attacks like ransomware. “No one is safe fr.....»»
Overwatch 2 Twitch Drops: How to earn a Legendary Kiriko skin and more
If you need more cosmetics for Overwatch 2's newest ninja healer Kiriko, head on over to Twitch to earn loot by watching your favorite streamer in action......»»
Illumio Endpoint prevents breaches from spreading across endpoints
Illumio announced Illumio Endpoint, a reimagined way to prevent breaches from spreading to clouds and data centers from laptops. Hybrid work has expanded the attack surface, introducing new threats and making organizations more vulnerable, so it’s.....»»
Echoworx and Saepio Information Security join forces to protect users from breaches and data loss
Echoworx joins forces with Saepio Information Security to provide secure delivery of confidential and sensitive information to any email recipient in the world. 77% of tech leaders cited the need to increase protection of their documents and messages.....»»
Marcus Graham, formerly of Twitch, joins game developer Fortis
Marcus "djWheat" Graham announced he's joining new game developer and publisher Fortis as its VP of community development. Marcus "djWheat" Graham announced he's joining new game developer and publisher Fortis as its VP of community development.R.....»»
Twitch plans to crack down on gambling livestreams amid backlash
Live-streaming giant Twitch on Tuesday said it will take additional steps to crack down on unlicensed gambling content on its platform after facing backlash from some of its top creators......»»
As streamers threaten boycott, Twitch takes action on some gambling content
Unlicensed "slots, roulette, or dice games" will no longer be allowed on-stream. Enlarge / Gambling-focused streams like this one will see more restrictions from Twitch in the coming weeks. Amazon-owned streaming platform Twi.....»»
Twitch announces slots and roulette gambling ban
The livestreaming site will prohibit streams of slots, roulette or dice games from many jurisdictions......»»
Uber says hacker group Lapsus$ behind cybersecurity incident
Uber has linked the cybersecurity incident it disclosed last week to hackers affiliated with the Lapsus$ gang, a group accused of numerous high-profile corporate data breaches. The company also said the attackers were able to download or access compa.....»»
How to change your username on Twitch
Are you unsatisfied with your Twitch name? Are you streaming and think a new username would suit you better or appeal to followers? Here's how to change it......»»
NordPass will now sound the alarm if you"re caught up in a data breach
Password manager scans the internet for new data breaches and alerts users......»»
Modernizing data security with a zero trust approach to data access
In a world where we can no longer trust anyone, zero trust security has picked up momentum, especially since 2018 when NIST published Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. With breaches at all time high and ever-increasing sophistication in cyberat.....»»
Financial organizations fail to act on firmware breaches
In this Help Net Security video, Michael Thelander, Director Product Marketing at Eclypsium, discusses how financial organizations are failing to act despite the majority experiencing a firmware-related breach. 92% of CISOs in finance believe adversa.....»»
Ukraine is under attack by hacking tools repurposed from Conti cybercrime group
Researchers from Google and IBM see unprecedented blurring of lines. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Financially motivated hackers with ties to a notorious Conti cybercrime group are repurposing their resources for use against.....»»
TikTok denies that hackers have leaked its source code and sensitive user data
A few days ago, a hacker group known as “AgainstTheWest” shared a post on a hacking forum claiming to have found security breaches in TikTok and WeChat. However, despite what the group says, TikTok has officially denied all reports about hackers.....»»
Google Chrome not working? Microsoft Defender may be to blame
A routine Microsoft Defender update impacted users of apps like Chrome, Discord, and Twitch......»»
Food advertisements on Twitch can lead to cravings, purchases
Food advertisements are on social media are pervasive, but research has not yet comprehensively documented the effects of these ads on adolescents and young adults. A new study by researchers at Penn State and Dartmouth College found that advertiseme.....»»
Meta closing down Facebook Gaming iOS app in October
The iOS app for Facebook Gaming will stop working on October 28, 2022, although the streaming service will remain live on the web.Facebook Gaming is a game streamer service similar to Twitch, and it was launched in 2018. Near start of the COVID pande.....»»
The number of companies caught up in recent hacks keeps growing
2FA provider Authy, password manager LastPass, and DoorDash all experienced breaches. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In recent weeks, security provider Twilio revealed it was breached by well resourced phishers, who used their.....»»
The number of companies caught up in in recent hacks keeps growing
2FA provider Authy, password manager LastPass, and DoorDash all experienced breaches. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In recent weeks, security provider Twilio revealed it was breached by well resourced phishers, who used their.....»»