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Tech

Scammer Service Will Ban Anyone From Instagram for $60

08.05.21

By Joseph Cox
Pulse

US Companies Are Helping Mexican Cartels Get Rich Kidnapping Migrants

04.20.21

By Emily Green and Keegan Hamilton
Pulse

Chinese Students in Australia Are Faking Their Own Kidnappings. Here’s Why

07.27.20

By Gavin Butler
Secret Cameras Hidden in Lipsticks Were Used in India’s Biggest Sex Scandal

09.30.19

By Shamani Joshi
Tech

After Wave of Complaints, Instagram Tests New Methods to Recover Hacked Accounts

06.17.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks

12.31.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

‘I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now’: Listen to a SIM-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom

10.11.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage

09.28.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Made Half a Million Dollars Pretending They Watched You Watch Porn

08.21.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

When Your Arrest Photo Appears on a Mugshot Website

06.23.18

By Anjali Nayar
Pulse

Massachusetts state senator’s bribery scheme ran on Dunkin

12.08.17

By Alexa Liautaud
Tech

This Ransomware Demands Nudes Instead of Bitcoin

09.21.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada