First discovered In July 2021 by Netlab 360, the Abcbot botnet began as a simple scanner that used basic credential stuffing attacks and known vulnerability exploits to compromise vulnerable Linux systems. However, the developers quickly updated their creation to include self-update mechanisms, exploit kits, worm functionality, and a total of nine distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack functions. These findings were a starting point for Cado Security, which published a further analysis of the botnet in December....

The 2017 Academy Awards ceremony was mostly uneventful and typical, until it was time to announce Best Picture. Due to an unfortunate envelope mixup that saw presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read off a duplicate Best Actress card, Damien Chazelle’s musical La La Land was proclaimed the winner, instead of the actual Best Picture, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight. The snafu quickly became the most infamous flub in Oscars history, and Pricewaterhouse Cooper - the accounting firm that tabulates Oscar votes - quickly issued an apology and said they would investigate the situation....

Since 2014’s “Prototyping: Fake It Till You Make It” WWDC session, Apple’s Keynote app has become a popular tool for designers and developers looking to make quick and easy app prototypes and concepts. Alongside the rise of Keynote, several other dedicated prototyping tools have grown in popularity as user experience design gains traction as an essential part of the app development and design process. One of those tools is Adobe XD, formally launched as part of Creative Cloud during 2017’s Adobe MAX conference and updated yesterday with voice prototyping....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: This Lightning cable cleverly solves an annoyance every iPhone user deals with Giveaway: 50 licenses for QuickRes – the app that changes your resolution in a click Save 50% on brand new Screenium 3 high-res, high-speed screen capture app for Mac JBL details new Flip3 & Xtreme portable Bluetooth speakers w/ fresh designs & features Magazine subs from $3/yr: Motor Trend, ESPN, Wired, GQ, Dwell, Rolling Stone, many more Home: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter $14, Oster Food Steamer $15, much more Back in stock!...

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. 9to5Toys Lunch Break delivers the best deals every day of the week at 12:30PM EST. This includes price drops on all sorts of Apple products from iPad to MacBook and everything in between, as well as HomeKit gear, accessories of all kinds and so much more....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call updates: Ray’s 4.8-inch touch screen Super Remote takes TV watching out of the dark ages Marshall’s Major II headphones with updated audio and same iconic style are now available Kitchen Tech: Spherification lets you make your own caviar from fruit juice, more Apple-certified MFi Lightning cables: 3....

From 9to5toys.com: As we approach Black Friday we are at the Nexus of the Mac application bundle universe with not 1, not 2, but 3 impressive Mac Bundles happening at the same time. First up is MacHeist’s “Hall of Fame Bundle” which includes greats such as TechTool Pro, Graphic Converter, Stuffit Deluxe, Nisus Writer Pro, Poser, Fetch FTP and more for $15 (or choose the bottom row for “Name your own price”....

What’s New in Ubuntu MATE 17.04? ​Ubuntu MATE 17.04 release focuses on refining the distro bringing further improvements, refinements, and several important updates. The MATE Desktop updated to version 1.18.0 which completes the transition to GTK3+. Several MATE Desktop 1.18 components have been upgraded such as the MATE artwork, Brisk Menu, Settings, Caja, Themes and so much more. Download Ubuntu MATE 17.04 ​Before you download, the minimum requirements for Ubuntu 17....

Apple stock isn’t doing that great today following the announcement of major executive level shifts in the company earlier this week. AAPL dipped slightly below 600 following Apple’s Q4 earnings call earlier this month, which many thought was due to less than expected iPad sales for the quarter. Today AAPL is floating under the 590 mark as concerns over iPad shortages leading into the holidays continue to increase. This puts AAPL at its lowest levels since July....

First, install the Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 app. Click here to go to the Play Store and install it, or you can search for Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 on your tablet’s Play Store app. Once it’s installed, you’ll find it in the Apps list. I created a shortcut to it on the main desktop, just to have it close, should I need it. It has some basic tweaking abilities, and can be used to take basic 480p videos....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the brand new 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: PNY Turbo 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive: $70 shipped (50% off) 128GB: $35, 64GB: $20 Jawbone Jambox in festive Red: $75 shipped ($125 off) Tax in NY Tommy Hilfiger’s new jacket can charge two iPhones at once, but you probably can’t pull its look off...

Singer Aaliyah gave an iconic performance in Queen Of The Damned, but sadly, the rest of the movie wasn’t up to her level. Queen Of The Damned is the sequel to 1994’s Interview With The Vampire, based on the novel by author Anne Rice. The book was published in 1976 and finds a vampire recounting his life story to a reporter. The novel marked the first appearance of Rice’s famous vampire Lestat....

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Score a 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi 32GB or 128GB (refurb) from $530 shipped with this exclusive promo code The best smart LED light bulbs with HomeKit, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless headphones (Active Collection, multiple colors) for $100 shipped (Reg....

In this tutorial, we will show how to become a farmer in Bitlife. This text-based game belongs to the life-simulator genre, in which you have to pass through various stages of life, all the way from birth to adulthood. In the beginning, the game gives information about your parent’s occupations, your birthdate, zodiac signs, and your pets as well. Then later on as the game progresses, you will have to find an occupation to earn yourself a living....

Frog Fractions is getting a Game of the Decade edition on Steam, and the demise of Adobe’s Flash support is partially to thank. Originally introduced to the public as a browser game in 2012, Frog Fractions quickly found a niche audience online who were amazed by the independent game’s quirky sense of humor, seemingly endless and occasionally random gameplay change-ups, and the general feeling of surprise which came from discovering what happens next....

From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites or are so popular that they don’t even last 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your computer every second, so we’re going to roundup the best deals each day to make sure you have a fair shot at the deals you want. Be sure to follow 9to5Toys.com so you never miss a deal… Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook...

25 Years of Microsoft Office The history of the suite is of particular interest. Microsoft’s entry into the applications market started with a precursor to Microsoft Excel called Multiplan, a spreadsheet application developed for computers running the CP/M disk operating system that was later ported to MS-DOS, Xenix, and the Macintosh. The success of Multiplan ended with the rise and dominance of Lotus 1-2-3, once a favorite spreadsheet app that has since faded into the history books – no pun....

There’s a great throughline in Aardman Animations’ 2012 film, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, about how it doesn’t really matter if you’re the best or most successful at what you do so long as you’re able to make a living doing what you love. It’s a philosophy the British studio behind Wallace & Gromit seems to have taken to heart, despite the continously diminishing returns on their movies at the global box office since they started making features in 2000 with Chicken Run....