On February 13, 2022, EuroGamer published a post reporting the spread of malicious code among users of the Cities: Skylines game. Two days later, the article was updated: nobody was adversely affected, but one of the game mod creators tried to sneak a backdoor into the official store. We looked into this interesting case of a potentially serious attack on gamers. About Cities: … [Read more...] about Dangerous mods in Cities: Skylines
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Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month
In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other against Lake City.Lake City, a city in northern Florida, agreed on Monday to pay hackers 42 Bitcoin (equivalent to $573,300 at the current value) to unlock phone and email systems … [Read more...] about Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month