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'Call of Duty: Warzone' bans 60,000 confirmed cheaters Call of Duty: Warzone has a huge cheating problem, enough to compel popular streamers to leave the game completely. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/call-of-duty-warzone-bans-60000-confirmed-cheaters-071107304.html

US intelligence agencies say Russia was likely behind the SolarWinds hack America’s intelligence community has issued a joint statement naming Russia as the most likely source of the SolarWinds hack. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/us-intelligence-agencies-fbi-nsa-cisa-solarwinds-hack-russia-111518166.html

SolarWinds hack may have been much wider than first thought The scope of the SolarWinds hack keeps growing. The New York Times has conducted interviews indicating that the allegedly Russia-backed campaign was much further-reaching than initially believed. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/russia-solarwinds-hack-broader-than-expected-211046098.html

Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine after hacking a startup rival Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine to avoid prosecution over charges that it illegally accessed a rival’s computer system, Reuters has reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-fine-to-avoid-prosecution-for-hacking-rival-110109597.html

Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine after hacking a startup rival Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine to avoid prosecution over charges that it illegally accessed a rival’s computer system, Reuters has reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-fine-to-avoid-prosecution-for-hacking-rival-110109597.html

Microsoft confirms it found compromised SolarWinds code in its systems Various organizations are grappling with the impact of a massive hacking campaign that compromised networks using SolarWinds’ Orion network management tools, and now Microsoft says it found “malicious binaries” on its systems. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-solarwinds-075020280.html

State-sponsored hackers have breached the US' nuclear weapons agency Foreign hackers have breached the networks of the US Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration, according to separate reports from Politico and Bloomberg. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/nnsa-doe-cyberattack-232628623.html

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