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Clubhouse promises fix after audio insecurely streamed from third-party website

Clubhouse has confirmed one of its users was able to siphon off audio feeds from the invitation-only app and make them accessible from a third-party website, raising security concerns about the fledgling service. A Clubhouse spokesperson told Bloomberg that “multiple rooms” were affected, and that the user behind the breach had been “permanently banned.” It… Read more

How to Stream Vertical on Facebook Gaming

Facebook Gaming is steadily growing with no evidence of slowing down. Ever since the social network embraced the Mixer partners, its audience has gotten bigger. The unique thing about Facebook is that many more people view it on their phones than on their browsers. So when it comes to streaming, you can output in portrait… Read more

Skittish is a virtual event space built from the lessons of the pandemic

XOXO Festival co-founder Andy Baio unveiled his newest project on Tuesday: a new platform for virtual events called Skittish. Skittish looks like a very cute version of social spaces in video games like Second Life or VRChat but built specifically to host online events. You attend events as an adorable animal avatar, and explore the… Read more

Quick Look: VIVIFY Arquus 73Ø & Aceso W10 Cables

Introduction I would like to thank VIVIFY for supplying the sample. VIVIFY offers a range of HDMI and USB cables and focuses on technical aspects instead of marketing gimmicks. While some brands try to sway you with simply impossible statements like “better image quality” or “more vivid colors” for an all digital format like HDMI,… Read more

Hacked Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 Source Code Allegedly Sold

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) The source code files for Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and Gwent have apparently already been successfully auctioned off to an unknown party, according to well-known data security source vx-underground. That’s a quick turnaround after the initial hack hit news sources two days ago, which promised to leak and… Read more

Modder Adds Ray Tracing to Super Mario 64

Home News (Image credit: Darío) What do you do if you have an RTX 3090 but your favorite games are over 20 years old? Well, if you’re like modder Darío Samo, you add ray tracing to them. That’s what they announced they would be doing with Super Mario 64 late last year, and their latest… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 studio’s hacked data has reportedly been sold

Hackers have reportedly sold the game source code and other information stolen from Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt Red (CDPR). Cybersecurity firm Kela released screenshots of a post on the hacking forum Exploit allegedly posted by the attackers, saying that they’ve received an offer for the data from outside the forum…. Read more

CD Projekt Red Hackers Allegedly Already Auctioning Leaked Source Files

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) Yesterday, news broke that hackers breached CyberPunk 2077 studio CD Project Red (CDPR). The hackers gave CDPR 48 hours to respond to their ransom demands, and it seems that time is already up. The group claiming to be behind the hack has now posted the source code of… Read more

Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase clashes with its environmental aspirations

Tesla just gave bitcoin a big boost that’s likely to result in more greenhouse gas emissions from the energy-hungry cryptocurrency. After Tesla purchased $1.5 billion in bitcoin and announced that it will accept bitcoin as payment in the future, the price of bitcoin reached an all-time high. “It’s hard to imagine, frankly a more credible… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 studio falls victim to ransomware attack, data leak threatened

CD Projekt says it’s been hacked by attackers who’ve been able to access its internal network, encrypt some devices, and collect “certain data” from the Polish video game company. The Cyberpunk 2077 developer says it will not give in to the demands or negotiate with the attacker, and does not believe any personal data of… Read more

Bezos’ climate fund faces a reckoning with Amazon’s pollution

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to the media on the companys sustainability efforts on September 19, 2019 in Washington,DC.Photo credit should read ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images People living with Amazon’s pollution see gaps in Bezos’ funding Once he steps down as CEO of Amazon later this year, Jeff Bezos will have more… Read more

A List of Apple’s Upcoming SoCs Leaks: Four Chips in Development

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Longhorm (@never_released) a well-known leaker with a fairly good track record has published what is claimed to be a list of Apple’s upcoming system-on-chips. If the information is correct, then the company is working on at least four SoCs for various upcoming devices. Since the information comes from one unofficial source… Read more

This modified 2004 iPod Classic has wi-fi, Bluetooth and Spotify streaming

Home News (Image credit: Guy Dupont (via YouTube)) The iPod Touch is not only the last official surviving member of Apple’s iPod music player dynasty, it’s also the only model Apple ever released with wi-fi connection. But what if the old iPod you’ve got in a drawer somewhere could be modified to add Bluetooth and wi-fi… Read more

heise + | IoT hacking: improve firmware and network security

Software in embedded devices offers many points of attack. A systematic approach to securing and automated scanning of security gaps helps. IoT hacking: Improve firmware and network security Secure update mechanisms Do not underestimate web applications Reduce the attack surface Silence services Article in iX 2 / 2021 read How can IoT software be implemented… Read more

Realme Watch 2 full specs and design revealed by FCC

Last week we learned Realme is gearing up to launch the Watch 2 and Watch 2 Pro soon as the smartwatches were mentioned in the source code of Realme Link app. While Realme hasn’t divulged anything about these wearables yet, the Watch 2 has bagged FCC certification, revealing its design and specs in the process…. Read more