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Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack

Daemon Tools, a widely used app for mounting disk images, has been backdoored in a monthlong compromise that has pushed malicious updates from the servers of its developer, researchers said Tuesday. Kaspersky, the security firm reporting the supply-chain attack, said it began on April 8 and remained active as of the time its post went...

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Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website

I’ve recently developed a daily habit—perhaps one I should cut back on—of visiting several subreddits to keep up on things like audio production and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But I was surprised this weekend to suddenly find myself cut off; Reddit simply would not let me visit the site on my mobile phone. Instead,...

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GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it’ll pay for it

GameStop yesterday made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. GameStop claims that eBay has underperformed and spends too much on sales and marketing and argues that it would become a stronger company if it cuts costs and is combined with GameStop’s physical retail locations. “GameStop’s ~1,600 US locations give eBay a national...