Widespread Use of Rafel RAT Puts 3.9 Billion Android Devices at Risk

Widespread Use of Rafel RAT Puts 3.9 Billion Android Devices at Risk

In its latest research report, Check Point Research (CPR) reveals that multiple threat actors are using Rafel, a powerful open-source remote access trojan (RAT), targeting Android devices for espionage and covert intelligence operations. What’s worse: There are over 3.9 billion Android devices exposed to this threat. One of the adversaries exploiting this RAT is APT-C-35 / … Read more

The most inventive, disruptive city-builder of the last few years is getting a massive expansion – and you can play it for free if you have a Netflix account

The most inventive, disruptive city-builder of the last few
years is getting a massive expansion – and you can play it for free
if you have a Netflix account

I have a lot of time for Terra Nil. I’ve written about it before and extolled its virtues as a city-builder that doesn’t do things by the book. It felt pertinent and relevent in 2023, and even more so as scorching heat waves cause chaos in 2024. It might be one of the most ecologically-aware … Read more

Hooray, Roblox's virtual IKEA opens today, and the jobs it offered spawned "over 178,000" applications

Good news, Roblox job-seekers - a virtual IKEA is now hiring
meatball servers

Your prayers have been answered. A fully functional virtual IKEA – yes the Swedish flat-pack furniture shop – opens in Roblox today, with ten people having earned the jobs that were on offer to work in it. Those jobs, in case you were wondering, recieved “over 178,000” applications. If you’re out of the loop, first … Read more

"Think of it like a theme park" League of Legends' game director talks new game modes, and the importance of mixing things up

"Think of it like a theme park" League of Legends' game
director talks new game modes, and the importance of mixing things
up

League of Legends has been around for a long time. In fact, later this year we’ll be hitting the game’s 15th anniversary, which is sure to make a certain slice of the OG playerbase feel especially ancient. It should go without saying that the video game industry as a whole has shifted quite a bit … Read more

Stardew Valley has a hardcore mode now thanks to a silly joke, but it's no laughing matter – you will lose your save if you use a guide

Stardew Valley has a hardcore mode now thanks to a silly
joke, but it's no laughing matter - you will lose your save if you
use a guide

If you like to live on the wild side, cosy farming sim Stardew Valley now has a hardcore mode mod. Stardew Valley isn’t exactly the kind of game you can make a hardcore mode for. It’s meant to be a mostly relaxing, slice-of-life type of game, not Elden Ring, or whatever. Maybe you … Read more

Helldivers 2's latest Major Order has the Automatons coming for Malevelon Creek, and naturally it's already reignited the real war

Helldivers 2's next patch arrives later this week with over
100 changes and fixes, including visible supply lines and
invite-only lobbies

Helldivers 2‘s just gotten a fresh Major Order and everyone who’s not busy chilling in the trees on Garcrux is already all over it. The problem – that Automatons are coming for Malevelon Creek. The other problem – there’s a bit of disconnect between hardcores and casuals when it comes to plans that might stop … Read more

Dustborn is a head-spinning genre mishmash that will divide opinion, but we can't wait for the full game. HANDS-ON PREVIEW

Dustborn is a head-spinning genre mishmash that will divide
opinion, but we can't wait for the full game. HANDS-ON
PREVIEW

We all have our favourite creators, be they authors, filmmakers, game directors, whose work we show up for regardless of the subject matter. Ragnar Tørnquist is, for me, one such creator: this article isn’t about the Dreamfall saga, which started an entire quarter century ago (he winced arthritically) with The Longest Journey, but I would … Read more

Square Enix would really like it if early access Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail players would hold off on spoiler talk, though it won't do anything to stop it

Square Enix would really like it if early access Final
Fantasy 14: Dawntrail players would hold off on spoiler talk,
though it won't do anything to stop it

If you’re planning to play Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail in early access, Square Enix has a small request to make of you. After a two and half year long gap, Final Fantasy 14’s latest expansion Dawntrail is almost in player’s hands. The MMO’s producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida graciously gave everyone an entire week … Read more