Zotac Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

  IF you’re a PC gamer or someone who’s been flirting with the idea of getting into PC gaming, there’s no better time for it than now. Nvidia has particularly been on a roll with their...

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Cybercriminals using popular TV shows to distribute Malware: Kaspersky Lab

Highlights: Cybercriminals using TV shows to distribute Malware. Game of Thrones tops list of malware-infected shows in 2018-2019. The malware distributors opt for first and last episode of each season. In the past, several cybersecurity firms have already claimed that hackers are actively using sophisticated ways to attack people’s devices, and now, at a time when binge watching is a prevalent trend globally, these cybercriminals are infecting devices with malware by using the names of popular TV shows. According to Kaspersky Labs, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers to execute a strike. TV shows have become one of the most popular way of entertainment globally, however, other methods of digital distribution like torrents and illegal online streaming, pose threat to the devices on which the content is downloaded/consumed. “In many regions, unlike legitimate resources, torrent trackers and hosted files may send a user a file that looks like an episode of a TV show, but is in fact malware with a similar name,” Kaspersky Labs said in its ‘Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular TV shows to spread malware’ report. The firm says that since TV shows can be downloaded from illegitimate resources easily, they can be replaced with malware-carrying versions. The researchers from the Russia-based company studied such compromised files in 2018 and 2017, and found that Game of Thrones was leading the list (of malware-infected shows) in both years. In 2018, it accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content, with 20,934 attacked users, followed by The Walking Dead, with 18,794, and Arrow, with 12,163. “This is despite the fact that in 2018, there were no new episodes of Game of Thrones released, while the other shows in the ranking were accompanied by high profile promotional campaigns,” Kaspersky said. It added that in every case observed, the malware distributors opted for the first and the last episode of each season because they attract the most viewers. “The first and last episodes are likely to be at greatest risk of malicious spoofing. Online fraudsters tend to exploit people’s loyalty and impatience, so may promise brand new material for download that is in fact a cyberthreat. Keeping in mind that the final season of Game of Thrones starts this month, we would like to warn users that it is highly likely there will be a spike in the amount of malware disguised as new episodes of this show,” Anton V. Ivanov, Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said in a statement. Related Read: Google removes massive trove of malware apps and shoddy reviews from Play Store

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Iron Man VR Sharing Same Universe as Spider-Man PS4 Is Upto Marvel Games

Iron Man VR and Spider-Man PS4 may occupy the same game universe.

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EA's Frostbite Engine to Blame for Anthem's Rocky Launch: Report

Anthem's issues are blamed on the use of EA's Frostbite engine. Here's why.

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Facebook asked some users to provide their emails passwords to sign up for the service

Highlights: Users are being asked to provide their email credentials via Facebook to sign up for the social media platform.  The company has reportedly said it will stop verification via this method.    Facebook has been unable to catch a break when it comes to privacy leaks and it seems that it has again landed in hot water for yet another fiasco. The online social networking platform has reportedly been asking new users to log in with their passwords for the email id they used while signing up for a Facebook account. When one is done providing basic information to Facebook, they are sent to another webpage that asks them to “Confirm their email address.” Here, one needs to log into their Google account to verify their email address and enter their Gmail password to get a Facebook account.  While the sign-in window that pops up when signing into a Google account is a standard sign in page, there is no need for the company to ask for this information. Normally, one would be sent a code on their registered email address and they simply need to enter it into Facebook to verify their email address. “We understand the password verification option isn’t the best way to go about this, so we are going to stop offering it,” Facebook told Daily Beast. As you will observe in the image below, we tried signing up for Facebook and the same option showed up for us as well.  This is definitely not the first time Facebook has received flak for implementing lax security and privacy measures. As per a recent report, the online social media platform stored millions of user passwords in plain text for several years. These passwords were apparently made searchable by thousands of Facebook employees and an ongoing investigation is said to be taking place at Facebook., which shows no signs of a breach in the records. The company is currently looking into past security failures where applications developed by employees logged unencrypted password data of Facebook users in internal servers. Related Reads: Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text for several years: Report

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Borderlands 3 Release Date Confirmed, PC Version Exclusive to Epic Games Store

Borderlands 3 release date, editions, and Epic Games Store exclusivity. Everything you need to know.

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Google Stadia India Launch Slated for 2021

Google is looking to launch its Stadia streaming service in India in two years. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, the Internet giant's foray into game streaming for India has already been discussed with possible local partners and is targeting a 2021 release window.

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