Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security

Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security

When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by defenders. One countermeasure is to equip the backdoor with a passive agent that remains dormant until it receives what’s known in the business as a…

Seeking growth, UK competition regulator probes Apple and Google

Seeking growth, UK competition regulator probes Apple and Google

Apple and Google now face regulatory probes in the ailing UK market, where the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it intends to investigate both company’s mobile ecosystems under new digital market laws. This is separate from an ongoing UK probe into mobile browsers and cloud gaming that also affects the two companies. The CMA intends to look…

Linkedin sued for training AI on users’ private messages

Linkedin sued for training AI on users’ private messages

A lawsuit in California accuses Linkedin of using private messages on its platform to train AI models, according to the BBC. The lawsuit alleges that in August 2024, the Microsoft-owned social network allegedly introduced a new privacy setting that automatically enrolled users in a program that allowed their personal data to be used for AI…

Marvel Rivals leaks hint a season of X-Men is coming – Destructoid

Marvel Rivals leaks hint a season of X-Men is coming – Destructoid

Since the game’s launch, Marvel Rivals leakers have been busy like bees, unraveling an ever-expanding list of Marvel characters supposedly slated to join the hero shooter’s roster. The latest additions to the pile, unveiled by a credible leaker, hint that Marvel Rivals is destined to enter an age of X-Men. The list of X-Men coming…

How to make a Gingerbread House in Disney Dreamlight Valley

How to make a Gingerbread House in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Even when it is out of season, the Gingerbread House in Disney Dreamlight Valle has a lot of value to the wonderful Disney friends around you, like Mickey and Goofy. Here’s how you can make it. All Gingerbread House Disney Dreamlight Valley ingredients To make a Gingerbread House, you’ll need the following ingredients: Wheat Egg…

BlazBlue Entropy Effect tier list (January 2025) – Destructoid

BlazBlue Entropy Effect tier list (January 2025) – Destructoid

A game that succeeded in bringing the feel of a fighting game to a roguelike platformer, BlazBlue Entropy Effect allows players to take Prototypes of many fan favorites, like Ragna and Rachel, to the field in a spin-off whose only connection to the man franchise lies in its roster. But given how each playable character…

Data breach hitting PowerSchool looks very, very bad

Data breach hitting PowerSchool looks very, very bad

Parents, students, teachers, and administrators throughout North America are smarting from what could be the biggest data breach of 2025: an intrusion into the network of a cloud-based service storing detailed data of millions of pupils and school personnel. The hack, which came to light earlier this month, hit PowerSchool, a Folsom, California firm that…

OpenAI opposes data deletion demand in India citing US legal constraints

OpenAI opposes data deletion demand in India citing US legal constraints

OpenAI has informed the Delhi High Court that any directive requiring it to delete training data used for ChatGPT would conflict with its legal obligations under US law. The statement came in response to a copyright lawsuit filed by the Reuters-backed Indian news agency ANI, marking a pivotal development in one of the first major…

Could hackers use a new attack to take down the European power grid?

Could hackers use a new attack to take down the European power grid?

Late last month, researchers revealed a finding that’s likely to shock some people and confirm the low expectations of others: Renewable energy facilities throughout Central Europe use unencrypted radio signals to receive commands to feed or ditch power into or from the grid that serves some 450 million people throughout the continent. Fabian Bräunlein and…