JUST discovered Kazeta (𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘖𝘚) - a minimalist OS built to bring back the simplicity of ’90s console gaming on today’s PCs

Instead of accounts, DRM, updates, or launchers, you just insert a cart, power on, and play. Games from GOG, itch.io, Windows, Linux, or classic emulators can be turned into physical carts like SD cards. It captures saves in a retro-style BIOS menu, making modern digital libraries feel like old-school cartridges again

https://kazeta.org/

So it looks like #GOG will continue their lovely games preservation program (ensuring old classic games olay as well as they can on modern hardware!) with:

F.E.A.R. Platinum (2005) coming to the program next month

"...featuring the base game and both expansions – will be available as part of the GOG Preservation Program by next month. Originally scheduled for a later timeframe, we’ve decided to accelerate this release to properly recognize Monolith’s contributions to gaming"

💜 you GOG!

The FBI is warning about an uptick in cybercriminals offering fraudulent Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) as a service. Basically, they find police depts in the US and worldwide that have email accounts with poor password hygiene + no 2FA, and then send EDRs as police to Meta, Apple, the mobile carriers etc requesting personal info on targeted accounts. There is no subpoena or court order involved in these EDRs, and they are usually granted quickly.

https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2024/241104.pdf

It's nice to see this advisory, however ridiculously overdue it is. I've been sounding the alarm about fake EDRs and associated services for some time now.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of-subpoena-via-fake-emergency-data-requests/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/fake-emergency-search-warrants-draw-scrutiny-from-capitol-hill/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/fighting-fake-edrs-with-credit-ratings-for-police/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/05/dea-investigating-breach-of-law-enforcement-data-portal/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/leaked-chats-show-lapsus-stole-t-mobile-source-code/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/id-theft-service-resold-access-to-usinfosearch-data/

"But when you're working with computers, sometimes there's no telling what you might get"
Masahiro Sakurai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P8zwwQ9OhU