Daily remote desktop attacks see huge rise during pandemic Brute-force remote desktop attacks have doubled since pandemic began When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. While attention on Covid-19 has primarily focused on the social and medicalfallout, a recent study has made reference to a “cyberpandemic” taking hold in the new world of remote working. Figures from ESET have shown that in the wake of the virus, a major shift has been seen away from traditional office spaces in favor ofremote desktop softwareas businesses look to respect social distancing and slow the spread of the virus....

Electronic waste levels hit a new high in 2019 53.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste was generated last year When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A new record for the amount ofe-wastegenerated was set last year when 53.6m metric tonnes (Mt) of discarded electronics including smartphones and computers were thrown away as opposed to being recycled. In fact, the amount of e-waste being produced is up by 21 percent over the last five years according to the third edition ofThe Global E-Waste Monitor 2020from the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP)....

Exclusive: How the bizarre OnePlus Nord name was conceived From 400 options to Nord When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. OnePlus Nord. No, really, thatisthe name for OnePlus' new affordable product line, and also for the first device in that line – an affordable smartphone. Not OnePlus 8 Lite. Not OnePlus Z. OnePlus Nord. Why? TechRadar spoke exclusively to Carl Pei, Assistant Head of OnePlus Nord, to find out....

Facebook admits to wrongly sharing user data with third party apps yet again Facebook tries to save face, again When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Facebook has admitted that it wrongly shared the personal data of ‘inactive’ users for longer than it was authorized to, asrevealed in a blog post from the company. The social media giant estimates the error saw around 5,000 third-party app developers continue to receive information about users who had previously used Facebook to sign into their apps, even if users hadn’t used the app in the past 90 days....

Fallout TV show announced from Amazon Prime and the Westworld creators Please stand by When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. AmazonPrime Video has teased an upcoming TV show based on theFalloutgames in collaboration with Kilter Films, the production company that belongs to Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Amazon Studios released the brief teaser below. ATHR reportconfirms that the TV show is the real deal, and that Amazon has licensed the rights to the game series....

Game streaming won’t replace consoles or gaming PCs, says Xbox head Game streaming has a long way to go, says Xbox boss When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. For gamers excited about the prospect of streaming their favorite games from the cloud, you may want to temper your hopes. WhileMicrosoft’sProject xCloudinitiative is well into its beta, with “hundreds of thousands” of players having tried out the game streaming service for mobile and PC worldwide, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has spoken out to say that it’s still far from becoming a dominant play style....

Ghost of Tsushima pre-order guide: where to buy the new PS4 game Pre-order Ghost of Tsushima now When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Ghost of Tsushima pre-orders are open now, so you can pre-order the PS4 exclusive ahead of its release on July 17. Ghost of Tsushimais an open-world action-adventure stealth game set in feudal Japan from the studio behind the Infamous series, Sucker Punch Productions....