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Update your MyAsus software now because there's a fix for a nasty hack that could easily ruin your day
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (390+ words) You gotta watch out for that arbitrary code execution. As posted to the Asus security board, "An uncontrolled DLL loading path vulnerability exists in AsusSoftwareManagerAgent." With this, an attacker could mess with the app, "potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution…...
An expired certificate led to the Logitech app going down for Mac users and despite a quick fix, G Hub is taking heat for 'long-standing issues' and 'AI nonsense'
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (382+ words) New Year, same old Logi. If you use Logitech gear on a macOS device'perhaps you got a brand new MX Master 4 over the holidays'and spotted it stopped working, that's because Logitech forgot to update its dev certificate. Whoopsie. As reported…...
Final Fantasy 14's NA servers continue to struggle with DDoS attacks, likely due to a service provider's wonky nodes
2+ day, 16+ min ago (366+ words) Some players report a VPN has helped, but it's still grim. Final Fantasy 14's North American servers have been hammered by DDoS attacks since the release of Patch 7.4I'd know, I play on themwhich has players starting to grind their…...
Hacker, dressed as the pink Power Ranger, takes down 3 white supremacist sites live on stage after scraping details with AI: 'Maybe try mastering to host WordPress before world domination'
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (467+ words) A good omen for 2026, if I've ever seen one. 2025 was a rough year'industry layoffs, chaotic tariffs, promising games dropping like flies, and a whole zoo of AI nonsense. And while none of that's given me much in the way of…...
Rainbow Six Siege servers are back after hackers randomly doled out bans, unbans, rare skins and 'billions' in in-game currency
1+ week, 3+ day ago (228+ words) Any transactions made with the sudden influx of credits have been rolled back. The bedlam carried on until Ubisoft brought the servers down entirely, as was confirmed on X. A follow-up shared that while no players would be punished for spending…...
This Microsoft Excel Easter egg led to a wild conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was the Antichrist
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1124+ words) Revisiting the Hall of Tortured Souls. Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have…...
Gate Guard Simulator is Papers, Please with fewer terrorists, more geese, and the chance to throw people into a moat
3+ week, 5+ day ago (331+ words) As a kid I grew up on the Isle of Man, and near where I lived was a town called Castletown. In Castletown there was, predictably, a castle, and in the castle gatehouse was a model of an archer, standing…...
Windows may be able to automatically update all your apps for you in the future
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (384+ words) Oh! That seems like it could actually be useful. Good news, an actually good Windows update is here. But it likely won't be useful for a while. Still, the foundation has been laid for your apps to update themselves thanks…...
One of the most popular web app frameworks has a major security flaw
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (198+ words) The software packages in question are React Server Components, and the developers issued a rather alarming statement about a critical security vulnerability earlier this week (via The Register and Wiz). It's so bad that it has a maximum severity rating…...
AI tools spotted in the history of two accused of destroying government databases
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (383+ words) AI or old-school, there's a paper trail behind every crime. At this point, I've come to look at generative AI in search as a hindrance at best, and a potentially damaging 'yes and machine' at worst. Despite that, it seems…...