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Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offline
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world’s largest live sports streaming piracy rings, with over 821 million visits last year. ACE says the Markkystreams Vietnam-based operation was the largest illegal sports streaming service it has shut down to date. The piracy ring primarily targeted audiences across the United States and Canada, streaming sports events daily from all the U.S. sports…
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Massive Echo Dot deals in Amazon’s holiday sale — 5 deals I recommend buying from $17
Need a last-minute gift for the holidays? An Echo Dot is the perfect solution. These smart speakers are compact, affordable and a great present for just about anybody. If you order fast, they’ll arrive before the big day! Right now, Amazon has a sale on Echo Dots starting from $17. The cheapest of the bunch is the Echo Pop on…
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by massive worldwide outage
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp suffered a massive worldwide Wednesday afternoon, with services impacted in varying degrees based on user’s region. According to DownDetector, the outage occurred at approximately 12:40 PM ET, with many users unable to access the services through the websites and apps or send messages through WhatsApp. When users attempted to access Facebook, they were greeted with errors stating,…
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Over 1,000 arrested in massive ‘Serengeti’ anti-cybercrime operation
Law enforcement agencies in Africa arrested as part of ‘Operation Serengeti’ more than a thousand individuals suspected of being involved in major cybercriminal activities that caused close to $193 million in financial losses all over the world. The operation was coordinated by the Interpol and Afripol between September 2nd and October 31st and “targeted criminals behind ransomware, business email compromise (BEC),…
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Massive PSAUX ransomware attack targets 22,000 CyberPanel instances
Over 22,000 CyberPanel instances exposed online to a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability were mass-targeted in a PSAUX ransomware attack that took almost all instances offline. This week, security researcher DreyAnd disclosed that CyberPanel 2.3.6 (and likely 2.3.7) suffers from three distinct security problems that can result in an exploit allowing unauthenticated remote root access without authentication. Specifically, the researcher…
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OnePlus 13 will sport massive 6,000 mAh battery that blows away Galaxy S25 Ultra
The OnePlus 13 is launching on Halloween in China and the company has been slowly teasing various features and specs on Chinese social media site Weibo for the last couple of weeks. Today, the company gave us an early treat, revealing that the OnePlus 13 will officially feature a gigantic 6,000 mAh glacier battery, 600 more than the 5,400 mAh…
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Massive Pokémon leak reveals new Switch 2 details
An unprecedented hack has hit Pokémon developer Game Freak, leaking stolen data about unannounced projects, Pokémon left on the cutting room floor, and new details about the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s successor to its highly popular handheld/home console hybrid. Game Freak issued a statement earlier this week confirming it suffered a data breach in August 2024 after an unauthorized third…
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Massive Nike outlet sale — here’s 15 deals I’d get now on apparel and sneakers from $18
The weather is starting to turn, so if you’re going to brave the great outdoors, you’ll need some warmer workout gear. Luckily, Nike is holding a clearance sale with up to 40% off. I personally have my eye on the Windrunner High-Waisted Woven Open-Hem Pants on sale for $76 at Nike. I love the classic style of these pants, and…
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Cybersecurity teams are understaffed, overworked, and underfunded – and it’s taking a massive toll on mental health
More than half of European cybersecurity professionals say their team is understaffed and struggling to manage growing workloads. Research from ISACA found 61% of security teams are dealing with staff shortages, while around half (52%) of cyber professionals believe their budgets are lower than required. Notably, the study found that many respondents have experienced acute challenges in recruiting for open…
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Verizon Is Having a Massive Outage Right Now
Verizon customers around the U.S. are currently experiencing a massive service outage, with phones either not getting any bars or even being stuck in SOS mode. News of the outage first started hitting the internet around 12 p.m. ET, with DownDetector (which shares the same parent company as Lifehacker) showing over 100,000 user reports of Verizon outages. Reports have fallen…
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