Battle City, colloquially known as “that tank game”, is a symbol of a bygone era. Some 30 years ago, gamers would pop a cartridge into their console, settle in front of a bulky TV, and obliterate waves of enemy tanks until the screen gave out. Today, the world’s a different place, but tank games remain popular. Modern iterations offer gamers not just the thrill of gameplay but … [Read more...] about Kaspersky uncovers a crypto game created by Lazarus APT
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New RedLine Stealer Variant Disguised as Game Cheats Using Lua Bytecode for Stealth
A new information stealer has been found leveraging Lua bytecode for added stealth and sophistication, findings from McAfee Labs reveal. The cybersecurity firm has assessed it to be a variant of a known malware called RedLine Stealer owing to the fact that the command-and-control (C2) server IP address has been previously identified as associated with the malware. RedLine … [Read more...] about New RedLine Stealer Variant Disguised as Game Cheats Using Lua Bytecode for Stealth
Malware in the free game Super Mario 3: Mario Forever
We often talk about the perils of downloading pirated versions of games, since they may harbor malware. But they aren’t the only threat. Nasty surprises can pop up in free-to-play games, too, which is what happened just recently with Super Mario 3: Mario Forever. But first things first… Malware in free-to-play Super Mario 3: Mario Forever The Super Mario series (aka Super Mario … [Read more...] about Malware in the free game Super Mario 3: Mario Forever
Insights into chess game trends: A detailed look at Lichess data
The two other options would be to use a runtime field, dissect the data away, and store a field timecontrol_base and timecontrol_increment with the information. Don’t forget to set the type long.Timecontrol_base:String custom=dissect('%{custom}+%{}').extract($('timecontrol', ''))?.custom;if (custom != null) { emit(Long.parseLong(custom));}Timecontrol_increment:String … [Read more...] about Insights into chess game trends: A detailed look at Lichess data
Key Observability Scaling Requirements for Your Next Game Launch: Part III
So far in our series on scaling observability for game launches, we’ve discussed ways to 1) quickly analyze large volumes of telemetry data and, 2) ensure high-quality telemetry data for more effective analysis at lower costs.The best practices in these blogs outline best practices for scaling observability during game launch day – which is necessary to ensure high performance … [Read more...] about Key Observability Scaling Requirements for Your Next Game Launch: Part III
Key Observability Scaling Requirements for Your Next Game Launch: Part I
After months–or potentially, years–of hard work by teams across a gaming enterprise, when the day arrives for a game launch, the last thing your enterprise needs is slowdowns, glitches, outages or poor performance. It’s the death knell for any game, because for your avid gaming customers, there’s always something else (read: a game that isn’t yours) to check out.Collecting and … [Read more...] about Key Observability Scaling Requirements for Your Next Game Launch: Part I
RedLine stealer spreads on YouTube disguised as game cheats
The video game market, with its 3.2-billion-strong audience worldwide, attracts every kind of business under the sun. All sorts of computer devices specially created for gamers are already par for the course, but it went beyond that a long time ago. These days, there is gaming furniture, gaming drinks, gaming you-name-it. Is it any wonder that cybercriminals do not stand idly … [Read more...] about RedLine stealer spreads on YouTube disguised as game cheats
Big Game Hunting TTPs Continue to Shift After DarkSide Pipeline Attack
The eCrime ecosystem is an active and diverse economy of financially motivated threat actors engaging in a myriad of criminal activities to generate revenue. With the CrowdStrike eCrime Index (ECX), CrowdStrike’s Intelligence team maintains a composite score to track changes to this ecosystem. The ECX is composed of several key observables covering different aspects of … [Read more...] about Big Game Hunting TTPs Continue to Shift After DarkSide Pipeline Attack
Level up your Secure Email game using SecureX Orchestrator
Today, an email administrator needs to get the most out of their data and reporting when it comes to the daily management of Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, Malware, and Phishing. The email administrator also has to share the data, reporting and actual emails allowing their SOC and other teams in order to perform X, Y, Z. In my video, I have provided the steps to … [Read more...] about Level up your Secure Email game using SecureX Orchestrator
Real Racing 3 Updated With Aston Martin Race Cars
Real Racing 3 for iOS has been updated with Aston Race Cars, an Endurance Gauntlet, and The 500. [appstore id=556164008] Real Racing 3 features a continuously expanding roster of officially licensed tracks, a 22-car grid, and over 90 meticulously detailed cars from manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Chevrolet, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Bugatti, and Audi. Plus Real-Time … [Read more...] about Real Racing 3 Updated With Aston Martin Race Cars