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'225,000,000,000 attacks per day': Computer users and gamers are significantly more at risk of cybercrime than at any other time in the past
By Nick Evanson published
Cyber risk Fortunately, gaming companies and you, the humble PC gamer, can do plenty to help.

The FBI says that elderly Cisco Linksys router you've been meaning to replace may be under serious threat from cyber criminals
By Andy Edser published
News Throw it in the bin. Trash. Garbage. Whichever you prefer.

The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023
By Andy Edser published
News That's a whole lot of ill-gotten gains.

Don't delete that mysterious 'inetpub' Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it's supposedly important for system security
By Andy Edser published
News Now sit down and eat your dinner, and stop touching things.

Netgear says certain router owners should 'download the latest firmware as soon as possible' to patch a critical vulnerability
By Andy Edser published
News "Remote code execution" is a very bad sequence of words in this context.

Deep trouble: Infosec firm finds a DeepSeek database 'completely open and unauthenticated' exposing chat history, API keys, and operational details
By Andy Edser published
News Into the great wide open.

This USB flash drive has a built-in anti-malware system, but I still wouldn't use one I found in a parking lot
By Andy Edser published
News Buffalo's RUF2-KEV may look unassuming, but it's got enviable security credentials.

The FBI used self-destruct on malware infecting over 4,000 US computers, it's super effective
By Andy Edser published
News Expelliarmus! Wait, wrong franchise.
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