Analysis of thousands of channels reveals Telegram is flooded with criminal networks

The big picture: It's no secret that the internet is rife with illegal and harmful content, much of it fueled by extremists and terrorist groups. But there is one online corner that has been a breeding ground for such elements, the messaging app Telegram.

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Game Informer, the longest-running US gaming magazine, has shut down

The big picture: Print magazines covering gaming have suffered a long, slow death since the emergence of online media. One publication maintained wide circulation as its contemporaries fell all around it. Unfortunately, the magazine couldn't escape its parent company's growing financial struggles.

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Microsoft releases the new Outlook for Windows for anyone who wants it, including commercial customers

After a lengthy period of testing, Microsoft has announced that the oddly named "new Outlook for Windows" has hit general availability. This means that commercial users as well as those with personal accounts are now able to take advantage of the latest version of Microsoft's email client.

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CrowdStrike -- what went wrong?

This time last week businesses around the world were rocked by major disruption as a faulty update to the CrowdStrike security software brought down Windows systems.

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

The Spanish daily Murcia Today reports the suspect was wanted by the FBI and arrested in Palma de Mallorca as he tried to board a flight to Italy. The cybercrime-focused Twitter/X account vx-underground said the U.K. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “Tyler.

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Major Pharmaceutical Companies Hit by Data Breach Linked to Cencora Cyberattack

Patient data from several leading drug companies of the world have been exposed due to a data breach that occurred in February 2024. This cyberattack was targeted at Cencora—a company that the now-affected drug companies had partnered with for business purposes.

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Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are skipping to the end, playing without audio

A hot potato: It appears that YouTube is once again trying to convince users of adblockers to switch off the software by degrading their viewing experience on the platform. The latest punishment appears to skip YouTube videos straight to the end and occasionally play clips without audio.

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