Topic: online services
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149 Million Accounts Exposed in Major Data Breach
A massive, unprotected database containing 149 million usernames and passwords was discovered, exposing credentials for major email, social media, financial, and government websites. The database was actively updated and left completely open for a month before being secured, highlighting a slow a...
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SMS Sign-In Links Put Millions at Risk
SMS-based authentication links are creating major security vulnerabilities, exposing users to fraud and identity theft across numerous online services due to easily guessable or enumerable tokens in the URLs. Attackers can exploit these weak tokens to access other users' accounts, view sensitive ...
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Amazon's New World: Aeternum MMO to Shut Down in 2025
Amazon will permanently shut down *New World: Aeternum* on January 31st, 2027, and has removed it from sale as of January 15th, ending a major gaming venture. This follows Amazon's strategic shift away from MMOs toward party games, with new content already halted and a server end date now confirm...
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Arc Raiders Servers Overwhelmed by 130K Players at Launch
Arc Raiders' launch was overwhelmed by over 130,000 concurrent players, causing server crashes and widespread connection issues that prevented most from accessing the game. Despite its rocky start, the game became the top seller on Steam pre-release and quickly surpassed 100,000 players, leading ...
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New World: Aeternum Ends Content After Season 10
Amazon Games has confirmed that no new content will be developed for *New World: Aeternum* beyond Season 10: Nighthaven, marking the end of major updates due to layoffs and a shift to maintenance. The servers will remain active with ongoing support for bug fixes and server stability, and the fina...
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Xbox Boss Confirms Next-Gen Console Will Have First-Party Games at Launch
Microsoft's next Xbox will launch with a strong lineup of exclusive first-party games to strengthen its value proposition and competitive stance in the gaming market. Despite speculation about a shift to software-only models, the market for dedicated gaming hardware remains strong, supported by a...
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