It’s the weirdest cryptocurrency heist to date. On Monday, Poly Network, a cryptocurrency finance platform, was hacked by “Mr. White Hat” who exploited a vulnerability in its code to steal $610 million in Ethereum, Shiba Inu and different cryptocurrencies. The firm now says it has recovered all the cash it misplaced within the theft.

Less than a day after stealing the digital currencies, the hacker began returning hundreds of thousands saying they had been “ready to surrender.” They subsequently locked greater than $200 million in belongings in an account that required passwords from each them and Poly Network. They stated they’d solely present their password as soon as everybody was “ready.” At that time, Poly Network provided the hacker a $500,000 reward — a fraction of what that they had stolen.

It’s not totally clear why the hacker surrendered, however it might have been tough to money out the hundreds of thousands. The hacker says they had been making an attempt to contribute to the safety of Poly Network. Maybe they simply didn’t wish to get caught. Poly will breathe a sigh of reduction as will people who had been doing their crypto buying and selling by means of the platform.

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The firm says it is fixing the flaw.

Security researcher Jon Hat posted on Twitter that after plugging in a Razer mouse or dongle, Windows Update will obtain the Razer installer executable and run it with SYSTEM privileges. It additionally permits you to entry the Windows file explorer and Powershell with “elevated” privileges, which suggests nefarious varieties may set up dangerous software program — if they will get to your USB ports.

Since this vulnerability requires somebody plugging in a mouse, it is not almost as harmful as a distant assault, however it’s nonetheless not nice for Razer. The firm’s safety crew stated it’s engaged on a repair. 

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Farm, mine and fish your technique to glory on Labor Day weekend.

Esports is mostly related to high-octane aggressive video games, normally with weapons. That’s not the vibe in Stardew Valley, the place you actually are likely to crops. It’s extra agrarian, much less aggro.

But quickly, a number of the world’s best Stardew Valley gamers will face off for 1000’s of {dollars}. Creator Eric Barone stated the primary official Stardew Valley Cup occasion will happen on September 4th. “It’s a competition of skill, knowledge and teamwork, with a prize pool of over $40k.”

More than 100 challenges have been created for rivals to deal with, with 4 groups of 4 gamers every having three hours to finish as most of the duties as they will. Best begin sharpening that hoe.

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A brand new video from the Curiosity rover is right here.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched a wide ranging panorama of the within of the Gale Crater, as snapped by the Curiosity Rover. It reveals off the place the rover has been and the place it’s going. Apparently, on a transparent day when there’s no mud within the air, you possibly can see as much as 20 miles away.

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Even in small models.

PayPal is bringing the flexibility to purchase, maintain and promote cryptocurrencies throughout to the opposite aspect of the pond, the higher a part of a yr after it launched within the US. In a press release, the corporate stated that UK-based customers would have the ability to purchase, maintain and promote Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash by way of their PayPal account. The firm provides that customers should purchase as little as £1 of cryptocurrency, and whereas there are not any charges to carry the forex, customers must pay transaction and forex conversion charges. And hey, it’s not Poly.

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I’ve been ready some time for this, too. 

Twelve Minutes managed to hook a number of Engadget editors when it was revealed again in 2015. Even earlier than it gained an all-star forged together with Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe, the pitch was straightforward to grasp: a time loop point-and-click journey. I made a word to keep watch over the title, and Devindra Hardawar, who reviewed the sport, did the identical.

Unfortunately, the necessity to push the story in any — most! — instructions results in some grim decisions by the participant, and what Devindra calls “mind-numbingly dumb” twists. Tell us how you actually really feel.

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“We’ve exhausted all internal avenues,” the group says.

A gaggle of present and former Apple workers are calling on colleagues to publicly share tales of discrimination, harassment and retaliation on the firm. The collective has began a Twitter account known as Apple Workers.

“For too long, Apple has evaded public scrutiny,” the group says on its web site. “When we press for accountability and redress to the persistent injustices we witness or experience in our workplace, we are faced with a pattern of isolation, degradation and gaslighting.” In August, the corporate put Ashley Gjøvik, a senior engineering program supervisor, on paid administrative go away. Apple hasn’t but commented.

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It’s not simply laptops and keyboards.

Being a scholar is difficult, however simply since you’re holed up in a dorm room doesn’t imply you need to accept mediocre leisure. Our up to date Student Buyer’s Guide has every thing you would presumably have to improve from mindlessly watching Netflix in your laptop computer. That consists of offers for TVs, audio gear and the most effective streaming gadgets.

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It’s coming November nineteenth.

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of traditional anime Cowboy Bebop has been a very long time coming, and the present lastly has a launch date. The 10-episode first season will begin streaming on November nineteenth. There’s nonetheless no trailer, however we get some stills of the enduring crew, performed by John Cho (Spike Spiegel), Mustafa Shakir (Jet Black) and Daniella Pineda (Faye Valentine). There’s a corgi, too.

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It’ll go on the Nasdaq change to fund its area satellite tv for pc venture.

Virgin Orbit, the much less glamorous half of Virgin’s area adventures, has introduced plans to go public on the Nasdaq inventory change by means of a particular objective acquisitions firm (SPAC) merger. The take care of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II values Virgin Orbit at $3.2 billion.

The mixed firm is anticipated to tug in as much as $483 million in money when the deal closes, and it plans to scale up its rocket manufacturing. The first spaceflight firm to go public by means of a SPAC, and the corporate that actually kicked off the SPAC development was Virgin Galactic again in 2019, which sought to fund its vacationer journeys to area. Yeah, the extra thrilling side of area corporations.

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