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Assassin’s Creed’s forced straight romance sucks even harder than you think

Jan17
by on January 17, 2019 at 3:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Players are mad at Ubisoft this week in the wake of the latest DLC episode for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. The problem? Thanks to a fixed story point in the episode, the game‘s developers have apparently abandoned the player freedom that comprised the backbone of its marketing. I’m gonna drop some major spoils right about now, so prepare yourself for *SPOILERS*. Also, just for the sake of brevity, I’m gonna use my portmanteau of the player characters’ names: Alexandra. The DLC, Legacy of the First Blade, is a three-part story about one of the founders of the order that became the Assassins…

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Cryptocurrency mining malware has become self-aware (kinda)

Jan17
by on January 17, 2019 at 3:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A common form of cryptocurrency mining malware has evolved and is now able to switch off security services to continue mining without being detected. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered that the malware used by cryptojacking group “Rocke” is able to gain administrative privileges to Linux-based cloud servers and uninstall vital security programs. This means the malware can go on illicitly mining coins undetected. Typically, if a piece of malware were to uninstall cloud-based security services, the system admin would be alerted. However, as the cryptojacker’s malware followed the official uninstall procedures of the security services in…

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US academics say their shardy blockchain will be 10X faster than Visa

Jan17
by on January 17, 2019 at 2:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


US academics are working together to create a new and improved cryptocurrency in a bid to rival Bitcoin. According to Bloomberg, professors from seven US colleges (including MIT, University of California, Standford University, and Berkely) are looking to create a digital currency capable of processing thousands of transactions a second without sacrificing the basic principle of decentralization. The project is run by Distributed Technology Research (DTR), a non-profit organization established by academics with support from Pantera Capital Management LP to develop decentralized technologies.  Unit-e, the digital currency currently in the works, is the DTR’s first initiative. Bitcoin’s problems Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology’s processing…

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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle

Jan17
by on January 17, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Nicolas Truglia, the infamous cryptocurrency con-man already arrested for stealing $1 million in digital assets, is now being sued for a further $81 million by another one of his victims. Court documents allege Truglia worked with a crew of 25 unnamed individuals to steal $24 million in cryptocurrency from Michael Terpin, an early Bitcoin investor, reports the Register. Terpin is also reportedly suing AT&T for $224 million, citing gross negligence that led to his financial loss. In total, Truglia’s gang is believed to have stolen $80 million in digital assets from Terpin and other high-profile cryptocurrency owners before authorities caught up with…

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