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Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord over GTA 6 leaks
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has issued subpoenas to Microsoft and Discord in an effort to identify whoever has been leaking Grand Theft Auto 6 material online. The move follows a persistent stream of unauthorised gameplay footage surfacing on the internet, and reflects the publisher’s determination to pursue and unmask those responsible…
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Prince Harry and Elton John ordered to pay £9.54m costs
Prince Harry, Elton John and their co-claimants have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54 million ($13 million) towards legal costs after losing their phone-hacking lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Nicklin went beyond the July judgment that had dismissed the case,…
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Cyberleek’s still at it: Another GTA 6 leak shows 2 full minutes of high speed driving, surprisingly few crashes
A new leak related to Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 has surfaced online, continuing a string of unofficial footage leaks nicknamed “Cyberleeks” by fans and media. The latest clip reportedly shows around two minutes of gameplay footage focused on high-speed driving sequences, notably with few in-game crashes depicted. Such leaks continue to…
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The second season of Netflix’s Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime releases this year
Netflix has confirmed that the second season of its acclaimed anime series Cyberpunk Edgerunners will premiere on 20th October this year, alongside a new teaser trailer. The announcement matters for fans of the CD Projekt Red-linked franchise, as the first season was a breakout success, and expectations are high for whether the follow-up can match…
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Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, has confirmed it suffered a data breach in which hackers stole personal information from its cloud systems. The confirmation, made in a letter to California’s attorney general, comes amid a wider hacking campaign targeting private equity and financial giants, underscoring how the sector has…
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Prince Harry ordered to pay £9.5m towards publisher’s costs
A High Court judge has confirmed that Prince Harry and his fellow claimants must pay an initial £9.5 million towards Associated Newspapers’ legal costs, ruling that their phone-hacking-style lawsuit was pursued in a manner “unreasonable to a high degree.” The ruling firms up a costs order previously described only in general terms, imposing a heavy…
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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
US Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, arguing there is a serious lack of transparency around the practice. In a letter sent on Friday, he called for a comprehensive review of the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration,…
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$10K phishing kit claims it can plant rogue passkeys for persistent access to pwned accounts
Seller’s demos show a browser-in-the-middle attack adding credentials seconds after authentication
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The Last Night Director Breaks Silence, Gives Small Update on Long-Awaited Pixel-Art Cyberpunk Game
Tim Soret, the director of the cyberpunk-styled 2D side-scrolling action-platformer The Last Night, has broken his silence about the long-gestating project, which was first revealed at E3 2017 (remember E3?). Soret says he believes its story will resonate more when it actually comes out than it did when it was announced nine years ago because…
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“The lines between redemption and revenge will blur”, promises Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’s latest trailer as the series locks in a late October release
CD Projekt Red and Netflix have confirmed that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the follow-up to the popular anime spin-off of Cyberpunk 2077, will premiere on 20 October. A new teaser trailer sets up a story of “revenge and redemption” following four new Night City residents, positioning the show as a substantial autumn release that arrives before…