Steam’s Autumn Sale has begun, and slashed prices litter the ground like so many soggy fallen leaves. It’s sales season from now until the middle of January, and our wallets are under siege. RPS is here to help pick out the best of the bunch, and without leaving your bank account completely pillaged. You can find the official list of games on sale here, ranked by how well they’re selling. There’ll be more picks to come later, but for now, I’ve got a handful of personal recommendations for you all below, plus some tips on where to look outside of Steam. As we’re in the run-up to Game Of The Year ceremony season, Steam are assembling their user-generated nominations. Every game’s page on the store provides the choice to nominate it in a variety of categories, listed here. I’d not be surprised to see the likes of Warframe or No Man’s Sky in the Labour Of Love category, but I’m most curious what VR Game Of The Year turns out to … [Read more...] about Steam’s Autumn Sale begins and user award nominations open
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PayPal WARNING – don’t open this scam email or your computer will get infected
PAYPAL users are being warned of a new email scam that installs a computer-crippling virus on your Windows PC. The inbox message pretends to come from "[email protected]" with the subject "PayPal account warning" and a Microsoft Word doc attachment that covertly plants the malicious software (malware) on your desktop. But it's actually from “[email protected]”, which is a "look-a-like", typo-riddled website domain designed to trick and confuse victims, according to My Online Security. "Greetings, dear Client! We noticed a lot of frauds performed by machinations with online services of the accounts of our clients," reads the fraudulent email. "Attackers obtain access to accounts by stealing login data and passwords," it states, adding "this may be very dangerous for your funds and our reputation, so we are asking you to perform some actions, in order to prevent fraud.". It continues "To protect your funds, verify please your account data. It … [Read more...] about PayPal WARNING – don’t open this scam email or your computer will get infected
Hackers can control Alexa and Siri to hijack your bank account and break into your home using ‘silent’ messages
HACKERS can control popular voice assistants like Alexa and Siri to steal money from your bank account and unlock smart locks to enter your home. Researchers have discovered a bug in Amazon, Apple and Google's bots that can be triggered with 'silent' commands hidden in music, reports The New York Times. These subliminal messages are undetectable to the human ear and could be used to buy things on Amazon and elsewhere online using your payment details. Smart speakers are quickly becoming one of the must-have home gadgets, with almost half of UK households expected to own such a device by 2022 (up from 10 per cent today), according to consulting firm OC&C. Gadgets like the Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple HomePod allow users to control their speakers using voice commands. With Amazon's Alexa digital assistant (which is built into the Echo speaker), you can play music, shop on Amazon, ask about the weather, order a pizza, and even make phone calls. But new research suggests that … [Read more...] about Hackers can control Alexa and Siri to hijack your bank account and break into your home using ‘silent’ messages
Red Dead Redemption 2’s New Trailer Will Go Live This Week
A new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer will go live this week, with Rockstar announcing that the third official trailer for the open-world game will be broadcast to the world on May 2 at 11 AM Eastern. The new trailer will offer another glimpse at the highly-anticipated game before its October 26, 2018 release date. Rockstar has remained characteristically quiet about the new game, though we've received a couple of trailers thus far indicating what we should expect. The last trailer was released on September 29, 2017, so there has been a long wait between footage. The last time around we received a closer look at Arthur Morgan, the game's protagonist, though there are still a slew of question marks surrounding the upcoming game. The one facet of the game that remains a complete mysterious is Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, which is set to follow in the footsteps of Rockstar's hugely success GTA Online, though aside from that there's little information about the … [Read more...] about Red Dead Redemption 2’s New Trailer Will Go Live This Week
I robbed a string of banks unarmed by posing as a journalist in a GTA 5 roleplaying server
"I'm unarmed. I'm a journalist, and I'm here to report on the robbery. Look, see my van? I was tipped off. The guy you want is in the back. Don't shoot." This was the spiel I used it to steal over $50,000 from a chain of Los Santos banks, shops and jewelry stores. Without confrontation, I tricked GTA 5 law enforcement roleplayers by preying on assumption and sincerity in the guise of a reporter. I didn't even care about the money—I was hooked on the lie, the scheme and the thrill of getting caught. When I eventually did get rumbled the spell was broken. But what a rush it was before then. Los Santos Life RP is a dedicated roleplaying server within FiveM, a 32-person open source community modification for Grand Theft Auto 5. Designed to allow mods on the server/client side of operation, FiveM works independently of Rockstar's GTA Online besides validating the player's copy of the game prior to launch. In Los Santos Life, cash reflects reality, therefore my haul was … [Read more...] about I robbed a string of banks unarmed by posing as a journalist in a GTA 5 roleplaying server