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Tech

Hackers Are Taking Over ‘Warzone’ Accounts and Extorting Owners

09.08.20

By Joseph Cox
News

Chinese Students in Australia Are Faking Their Own Kidnappings. Here’s Why

07.27.20

By Gavin Butler
News

Toronto Cop Suspended for Alleged Extortion Arrested for Drunk Street Racing

06.11.20

By Mack Lamoureux
Tech

Inside an Instagram Celebrity Hacking Campaign

03.23.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Influencers Pay Thousands to Get Back Into Their Hacked Instagram Accounts

11.06.19

By Joseph Cox
Secret Cameras Hidden in Lipsticks Were Used in India’s Biggest Sex Scandal

09.30.19

By Shamani Joshi
Food

86-Year-Old Wanted a Free Panera Birthday Bagel, Got Sextortion Emails Instead

08.02.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
News

A Legal War Is Raging Over “Natural” Boner Pills

08.01.19

By Oliver Noble, Michael Shade, and Jed Oelbaum
Tech

After Wave of Complaints, Instagram Tests New Methods to Recover Hacked Accounts

06.17.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Steal and Ransom Financial Data Related to Some of the World’s Largest Companies

04.30.19

By Joseph Cox
Sex

‘Sexually Extorted’ MP Tony Clement Sexted Two Ivory Coast Men

01.22.19

By Mack Lamoureux
Music

New Lawsuit Claims Mariah Carey’s Former Assistant Was Urinated On at Work

01.18.19

By Kristin Corry

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Today trades tidy narratives for instincts, realizations, and emotional honesty that refuses to stay polite.

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Gaming

Regular Show Fortnite Skins & Cosmetic Items Leaked

Regular Show Fortnite skins have reportedly leaked, revealing Mordecai, Skips, Rigby, cosmetics, and a rumored release window.

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By Brent Koepp
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Gaming

Leon Kennedy’s Age in Every Resident Evil Game, Including Requiem (RE9)

How old is Leon Kennedy in every Resident Evil game? From RE2 to Resident Evil Requiem, here is a full timeline of the protagonist’s age.

8 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
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Life

Scientists Captured the Explosive Birth of a Solar Flare on Video

Researchers have finally caught a major solar flare in the act of being born. And even better, they got the entire thing on video.

12 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

Ancient Kangaroos Were Absolutely Humongous, But They Could Still Hop

These kangaroo behemoths, covered in muscles, were theoretically roughly as springy as modern-day kangaroos.

12 hours ago

By Luis Prada