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New York capital hit by ransomware attack, taking services offline

Albany is the latest in a long list of cities ensnared by ransomware. On Saturday, the city government announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. In such attacks, hackers infect computers with malware that holds the content hostage unless the victims pay to free their machines. The attack took out several city services that remain impacted, including its ability …

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Valve Index VR headset preorders start May 1. Look out PlayStation, Oculus

Valve is known for making hit shooting games like Half-Life and Portal, and the battle strategy game Dota 2. It runs the popular Steam online game store. It’s pioneered new virtual reality technology.  Now Valve appears to be building a headset too. Enlarge Image Valve quietly announced its new Index headset last Friday. Screenshot by CNET The Bellevue, Washington, game …

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