Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.
Dark Reading

VMware Aria Operations Bug Exploited, Cloud Resources at Risk

Exploitation of the command injection flaw in VMware Aria Operations could grant an attacker broad acess to victims' cloud environments.
IGN

Fling Up Together - Official Gameplay Trailer

Gravity is shattered. Take a look at gameplay from Fling Up Together (formerly known as Fling Friends) in this trailer for the upcoming co-op physics platformer game. Fling Up Together will be ...
Live Science

Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn

Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI "swarms" are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that mimic human behavior and exploit our tendency to follow the herd. When you ...
Sports Illustrated

NFL Dismisses Script-Writing 'Controversy' Over Viral Super Bowl Graphic

For those who believe in the conspiracy theory that the NFL is "scripted"—i.e., that league execs decide which teams will see success before the season even starts—Monday was a big day on the internet ...
Kotaku

Steam Game Devs Call Exploit Allegations ‘Clickbait Exaggeration’ And ‘Malicious Defamation’

The developers behind a popular “open source MMO RTS sandbox game for programming enthusiasts” on Steam, named Screeps: World, have been forced to update their game “in order to protect both players” ...
CoinTelegraph

SwapNet exploit drains up to $13.3M from Matcha Meta users

Matcha Meta urged users to revoke one-time approvals for SwapNet’s router contract after a smart-contract vulnerability saw around $13.3 million stolen on the Base blockchain. Update, Jan. 27, 9:15 am ...
CSOonline

Trivial Telnet authentication bypass exposes devices to complete takeover

The 11-year-old vulnerability likely impacts many devices that are no longer supported — and presents easy exploit even for those that are. Computers with Telnet open are in immediate danger of being ...
PC Gamer

Arc Raiders removes a hidden first-person exploit just 1 day after it was uncovered: 'This feature was never meant to be player-facing'

Third Person Shooter Congrats, you played yourself, Arc Raiders' machines aren't actually learning: 'That's just the way we author them' Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders design director says players ...
Game Rant

ARC Raiders Players Have Found a New Exploit That Gives PC Player an Unfair Advantage

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...
Deadline.com

‘Weapons’: Read The Screenplay For Zach Cregger’s Horror Mystery That Turns A Community’s Grief Into A Nightmare

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Warner Bros‘ Weapons. Writer-director Zach Cregger described the ...
PC Gamer

Action RPG players will exploit anything in the name of efficiency, which is why Path of Exile 2 players are locking themselves in the campaign for profit

Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders design director says players 'never worked together' in testing, but the emergence of care bear lobbies 'encourages us to lean toward giving opportunities to have ...