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So I know that barcodes are text compressed into images. That means there is a way to decode them, at least from one side. Sadly, I don't have the full QR code because it's from an ARG from Valve called the XCCR ARG. I thought that you people are the only people who can maybe extract a code or something out of it because the ARG is kind of dead. So please Iam begging you to help us. submitted by /u/Professional-Ebb700 |
In this article In October 2025, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified destructive wiping activity and uncovered a sophisticated Go programming language (Golang)-based backdoor we now track as GigaWiper, a versatile implant that combines robust command-and-control (C2) capabilities with multiple destructive payloads, including disk wiping, fake ransomware, and system-level sabotage. GigaWiper is particularly notable for its makeup….
Last May, EFF reported that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. ALPRs are promoted as tools for keeping communities safe by finding missing persons and locating stolen vehicles, but this case showed how ALPRS…
Key Takeaways On July 13, 2026, customer numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, names, phone numbers, and salutations of an undisclosed number of online-shop customers were exposed due to a hack at an IT service provider. This incident is part of a pattern of data exposures affecting the retail sector in 2026. Affected individuals should…
As your new business or online project grows, you might find that shared web hosting can no longer keep up with you. Slow performance, traffic limitations, restricted storage, and low levels of support can prevent your venture from reaching new heights and may negatively impact customer experience. Upgrading to a virtual private server (VPS) hosting…
An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections has been trivial to bypass for 13 of its 14 years of existence. The discovery was made by researchers at security firm ESET after identifying 11 firmware images, at least one from 2013, that were known to be defective but…
Executive Summary A critical and highly sophisticated supply chain attack campaign, identified as Shai-Hulud (also referred to as “Mini Shai-Hulud”), has compromised over 100 packages in the NPM and PyPI ecosystems. This campaign, attributed to the TeamPCP threat group, leverages hijacked CI/CD secrets to propagate a self-replicating worm that exfiltrates credentials, secrets, and installs persistent malware on both developer…
