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Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack?
The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., admitted that the recent IT system outage was caused by a cyber attack. While the City of Augusta revealed that a cyberattack caused the recent IT outage, the BlackByte ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place on May 21, the administrator at the City […]
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Alan Wake II’s Co-Lead Gave the Sequel Its Horror Edge, Says Remedy
Earlier in the week, Sony’s PlayStation showcase featured a variety of video games that are meant to release in the coming months (if not years). Among the big triple-A games featured was Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake II, which aims to go all in on survival horror in a deeper way than the original 2010 game. And…
The Flash Almost Adapted Blackest Night with Titans and Stargirl
The CW’s version of The Flash hung up its boots earlier this week after a nine-season run. During its time on the air, the show—and the Arrowverse at large—tackled several comic book storylines like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Worlds Finest. And naturally, the creative talent behind the show had other big stories…
Jan. 6th Convict Wants $370M From Parler for Banning Him
Troy Smocks was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison and banned from the now-dormant social network Parler after he made violent threats on the app in the wake of the January 6th riots. Now Smocks is suing Parler for $370 million, accusing the company of violating a controversial Texas law which bars social media…
12 Companies Racing to Create AI Deepfake Detectors
When an AI-generated image of an explosion occurring outside the Pentagon proliferated on social media earlier this week, it provided a brief preview of a digital information disaster AI researchers have warned against for years. The image was clearly fabricated, but that didn’t stop several prominent accounts like…
Here’s the Full List of TV Shows Removed from Disney+ & Hulu
Earlier in the month, Disney revealed that it would be pulling a Warner Bros. Discovery and removing various media from its many streaming services like Disney+ and Hulu. Though the 2018 documentary on The Little Mermaid animator Howard Ashman was saved from deletion, those other shows and movies—at least 105 titles…
Lionsgate Confirms It’s Got John Wick 5 in the Chamber
John Wick: Chapter 4 released in theaters a few months ago and only recently hit streaming for those who wanted to see it in their own home. Though the movie gives a fairly conclusive end to the story of Keanu Reeves’ unflappable and enduring assassin, it appears that final chapter wasn’t quite so final as you’d think.
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The RG Nano Is a Game Boy Clone the Size of a Pack of Gum
As companies like Asus, Logitech, and Sony continue to push the limits of handheld gaming devices (seriously, Sony, an eight-inch screen?), companies like Anbernic are making them smaller and smaller. Its latest, the RG Nano, looks to be smaller than a pack of playing cards, but still capable of playing thousands of…
Program Spits out Cracked Windows XP Keys, if You’re Real Keen to Return to 2001
Imagine it’s 2001. You turn on your old Dell shoebox computer and boot up your newly-installed Windows XP copy to hear that choppy “bummm” sound and see the classic rolling hills of the stock desktop wallpaper. Well, if you’re really interested in returning to the ancient operating system more than 20 years after its…