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Tech

Alleged SIM Swapper Ransomed Instagram Influencer for Dates, Striptease Video

02.13.23

By Joseph Cox
Pulse

Honduras Declares State of Emergency as MS-13 Holds Country Hostage

11.29.22

By Emily Green
Tech

LAPSUS$: How a Sloppy Extortion Gang Became One of the Most Prolific Hacking Groups

03.24.22

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Authentication Giant Okta Breached Through Customer Support

03.22.22

By Joseph Cox
Pulse

An Actress Ended Her Life After She Was Blackmailed By Fake Narcotics Officers

12.27.21

By Rimal Farrukh
Pulse

2 Tourists Killed as Cartels Creep Into Mexico’s Tulum Resort Area

10.27.21

By Jeff Ernst
Pulse

A Man Claims His Leg Was Cut Off on a Public Beach After He Refused to Pay a Bribe

09.08.21

By Rimal Farrukh
Tech

Scammer Service Will Ban Anyone From Instagram for $60

08.05.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Move to Extort Gaming Giant EA

07.13.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Ransomware Gang Turns to Revenge Porn

06.15.21

By Joseph Cox
Pulse

US Companies Are Helping Mexican Cartels Get Rich Kidnapping Migrants

04.20.21

By Emily Green and Keegan Hamilton
Games

Hackers Begin Sharing Internal CD Projekt Red Data Publicly

02.10.21

By Joseph Cox

The Latest

Screenshot: Pearl Abyss

Gaming

Crimson Desert Dev Reveals Massive New Features and It’s a Game Changer

Pearly Abyss has revealed many new Crimson Desert features that are in development and will be coming to the game in future updates.

48 minutes ago

By Brent Koepp
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Gaming

Play a Hit Indie Game and a One Piece Game For Free On Xbox This Weekend

Xbox Free Play Days April 2026: Get the full list of games and see which ones are free to keep after the weekend is over.

2 hours ago

By Denny Connolly
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Gaming

Game Pass Gets Another Hit Cozy Game Today

An ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ narrative management hit arrives on Xbox Game Pass today for fans of cozy games.

2 hours ago

By Denny Connolly
Illustration by Reesa.

Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: April 10, 2026

The Half Moon’s calling everyone to account today and the cosmos aren’t accepting any excuses. Show up honestly or don’t show up at all.

8 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

These Cruise Ship Passengers Got a Real-Life ‘Cast Away’ Experience

Last weekend, the MV Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef near Monuriki, the uninhabited Fijian island featured in Cast Away.

12 hours ago

By Ashley Fike