DetoxCrypto ransomware-as-a-service rears its ugly head
Pokémon-friendly ransomware has monstrous intentions.
David Bisson reports.
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PokemonGo Ransomware comes with some clever tricks
We have all seen the current popularity and craze with PokemonGo, it’s no surprise cyber-criminals would plan on using this to their advantage and imitate the game with malicious substitutions. Categories: Malware
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Pokémon Center Charging Station
If you watch Pokémon Go enthusiasts, you may have noticed something of a community spirit among gamers congregating at busy in-game locations. [Spencer Kern] wanted to encourage this, so produced what he describes as a water cooler for Pokémon Go players, a Pokémon-styled charging station with multiple USB ports.
His build centres on a Yeti 400 solar power pack and a large multi-port USB hub, for which he has built a detailed wooden housing in the style of a Pokémon Center from the earlier Nintendo games. The idea is that gamers will congregate and plug in their phones to charge, …read more
Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the Shadow Brokers debacle, the VeraCrypt audit, Pokemon ransomware, and a browser address bar vulnerability.
Wiggling Pokéball Detects Rare Pokémon
[TJ Hunter] wanted to find some of the rarer Pokémon without draining his smartphone battery while staring on a screen. The handy ø 25 cm Pokéball he built to make the endless marches more tolerable detects nearby Pokémon and wiggles to alert its owner if there’s a rare catch in sight.
On the inside of the authentic looking, red-white painted styrofoam sphere sits a Particle Electron and a Particle Asset Tracker board, which give it the necessary GPS and 2G/3G connectivity. An RC servo with a little weight takes care of the shaking motion. Every minute, the ball sends its …read more
‘Pokémon Go’ Stats Tracker PokeAdvisor Is Blocked, Fans Are Mad As Hell (Again)
Particularly committed players used PokeAdvisor to track their stats and progress against others, but the site now appears to be blocked. Continue reading ‘Pokémon Go’ Stats Tracker PokeAdvisor Is Blocked, Fans Are Mad As Hell (Again)
We Talked to the Creator of PokéVision About Losing 50 Million Users Overnight
The pokémon tracking site was hugely popular before ‘Pokémon Go’ developer Niantic took it down. Here’s what happened. Continue reading We Talked to the Creator of PokéVision About Losing 50 Million Users Overnight
We Asked the Canadian Who Caught All the Pokémon If He’ll Ever Feel Joy Again
Once you’ve climbed the mountain, can you go higher? Continue reading We Asked the Canadian Who Caught All the Pokémon If He’ll Ever Feel Joy Again
Damn, ‘Pokémon Go’ Now Has Less Than 2 Stars in the App Store
Players are really not happy they can no longer track nearby pokémon. Continue reading Damn, ‘Pokémon Go’ Now Has Less Than 2 Stars in the App Store
Is Using Third Party Maps to Find Pokémon Really Cheating?
Come on Niantic, don’t be a fun sponge. Continue reading Is Using Third Party Maps to Find Pokémon Really Cheating?