Nintendo confesses that the Switch could be difficult to find in 2022, Logan Paul sacrifices 15 Game Boy Color and infuriates many Internet users, one of the torrents of Spider-Man 3 hides malware to cryptomining, this is the summary of the week.
The last week of 2021 was once again full of revelations and warnings! We talk about Nintendo with the expectation of a sold out switch, but also thanks to Logan Paul, who made the epoxy resin table by sacrificing 15 Game Boy Colors. While Spider-Man No Way Home is now available on hacking websites a few days after its theatrical release, watch out for a torrent file hiding encryption malware. Hackers Are Everywhere Korean researchers have just discovered another virus in an unexpected area of โโsome Micron SSDs. Welcome to the first summary of the week of the year!
Switch: Demand may not be met by 2022
Nintendo CEO Kyoto has revealed that the Switch will be difficult to find in 2022. Shuntaro Furukawa explains that the console is a victim of its stellar sales and success in 2021, and that production remains slow due to a shortage of semiconductors. The head of the Japanese brand warns that there is a strong possibility that there will be a shortage next year. " It will depend on demand, but I'm afraid we may not be able to make as many controllers as we would like. ยปKonvei Shuntaro Furukawa.
Read : Nintendo says Switch will be hard to find in 2022
Table of 15 Game Boy Color games fans don't like
Logan Paul shakes the web once again with a video in which we see the popular YouTuber soaking 15 Game Boy Colors in epoxy resin, to make a unique Pokรฉmon themed table. Shared on TikTok and Twitter, the video quickly surpassed seven million views, but it didn't win them all. Many netizens were shocked by this "chaos", this "profane", the YouTuber made these units in perfect condition and forever unusable.
Read : Logan Paul Embeds 15 Game Boy Color Into A Resin Table, Infuriating Netizens
Watch out for this fake Spider-Man 3 torrent
Hardly released in theaters, Spider-Man No Way Home has quickly been made available for illegal download, but it's not without its risks. In fact, ReasonLabs just discovered that one of the files posing as the latest Marvel version is actually dangerous malware that was created to mine cryptocurrency as soon as it gets installed on your computer. Unfortunately, the virus can escape Windows Defender's surveillance. So watch out for the torrent spiderman_net_putidomoi.torrent.exe for the file name.
Read : Spider-Man No Way Home is now available for torrent download, but there's a problem
Why does Windows Update offer to download old updates?
When you go to Windows Update settings, you may find that the Optional Updates folder has many driver updates waiting to be installed. Most of them are very old and therefore out of date. However, this is not a bug, but rather a Microsoft workaround to allow different classes of drivers to exist in Windows Update. The Redmond giant justifies this hoarding with an explanation. " This is a support tool that should not replace other drivers. ยป
Read : Windows 10 and 11: This is why Windows Update downloads updates for old drivers
New attack targeting some Micron SSD hard drives
Korean security researchers have discovered a new type of malware that antivirus software cannot detect. The attack is nested on Micron-branded SSDs that use Flex Capacity technology. Malware is injected between the disk storage area and the Over Provisioning area, allowing hackers to exploit that space as they see fit, collecting data and hiding malicious code without raising suspicions.
Read : Undetectable by your antivirus, this malware hides in an unexpected place on your SSD
