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Tech

Arrested SIM Swappers Include a Member of the Infamous ‘Chuckling Squad’

02.16.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Instagram Unmasks High Profile ‘OG’ Account Stealers, Threatens to Sue

02.04.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Plan to Use Stolen Cryptocurrency Exchange Data for SIM Swapping

06.02.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Are Breaking Directly Into Telecom Companies to Take Over Customer Phone Numbers

01.10.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

SIM-Jackers Can Empty Your Bank Account with a Single Phone Call

10.21.19

By Nick Chester
Tech

Instagram Working on Stronger 2FA That Won’t Use Your Phone Number

07.18.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Timehop Just Leaked Your Phone Number, Here’s What You Need to Do

07.09.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Here’s How to Make Your Twitter Account Super Secure with a YubiKey

06.27.18

By Joseph Cox

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Gaming

‘EA Sports College Football 26’ Is the Best Football Game EA Sports Has Ever Made (Review)

‘College Football 26’ is here, and it’s clearly the game EA wanted to make last year. They have a year under their belt now, and it shows.

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By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

Playing ‘Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ on Switch 2 Reminded Me How Much I Loved That World

‘Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ is an achievement in open-world gaming. And my recent playthrough reminded me of that.

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By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

‘Back to the Dawn’ Mixes ‘Animal Farm’ With ‘Prison Break’ for an Interesting and Intriguing RPG Experience

‘Back to the Dawn’ is one of the most interesting games I’ve played lately. Mixing many genres into a unique and stylish package.

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By Shaun Cichacki
Music

Tony Hawk Weighs in on ‘Pro Skater’ Soundtrack Exclusions, Criticism: ‘Let’s Keep It Fresh’

Alien Ant Farm’s “Wish” is among the original “Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4” songs left off the soundtrack on the new version of the game.

8 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher