A Seattle jury has found Paige Thompson, a former Amazon software engineer accused of stealing data from Capital One in 2019, guilty of wire fraud and five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer. The Capital One hack was one of the biggest security breaches in the US and compromised the data of 100 …
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It’s no surprise that budget PCs tend to be best-sellers. But it might surprise you that this remains true even for people looking for gaming power. Hey, just because you’re a PC gamer doesn’t mean you’re rolling in Benjamins, or that you’re inclined to spend every last one on a top-of-the-line machine. That being the …
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The Steam Deck is the hottest PC hardware around. It’s also incredibly hard to get your hands on one, in both the literal and figurative senses. After initial preorders were claimed, wait times for Valve’s portable PC gaming machine jumped up to weeks, then months. Right now the soonest you might get one in the …
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IDG / Dominic Bayley Calling all musical artists! If you plan on creating the sickest beats imaginable, you’re going to need a solid laptop to get the job done. A high-quality processor is absolutely vital for smooth performance, and a decent amount of RAM will allow you to juggle multiple elements simultaneously. Portability is a …
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Home News Software (Image credit: Pexels/Anton) WhatsApp is rolling out new security features that let you have more granular control over who can and can’t see certain account details. The settings affected on your WhatsApp account (opens in new tab) are the Profile Photo, About description, and Last Seen status. You can now decide whom …
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Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock) Since the world wide web explosion in the mid-1990s, the risks of identity theft and fraud have increased considerably. While fears were voiced as online payment systems became more prominent, online stores appeared, and the internet grew in importance within the fabric of life and society; if anything, the …
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Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock) The war in Ukraine just got a new frontier, the VPN market. According to , the US government is pouring money into three separate VPN developers: nthLink, Psiphon, and Lantern. The news comes as VPNs have become a lifeline for citizens in Russia and Ukraine looking to avoid government …
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Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock / Sapann Design) Identity theft is a sordid matter at the best of times. After all, we’re talking about someone taking your place. It might be merely done as a gesture, committing ID fraud online without even making a note of your name (other than to cross it off …