Chip cards appear to be unaffected, but not all pumps support them yet.Visa warns that hackers are scraping card details from gas pumps
Visa’s fraud disruption teams are investigating several incidents in which a hacking group known as Fin8 defrauded fuel dispenser merchants. In each case, the attackers gained access to the POS networks via malicious emails and other unknown means. They then installed POS scraping software that exploited the lack of security in old-school magnetic stripe technology.
Just missed.SpaceX tried to catch both halves of a Falcon 9 nose cone
The good news is that SpaceX successfully launched the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite and safely returned the rocket’s first stage to a waiting drone ship. Unfortunately, an attempt to catch both halves of the rocket’s fairing “narrowly” missed two waiting ships. Of course, there’s always a next time, and according to Elon Musk, a soft landing suggests the parts could still be reusable.
The SUV will be unveiled on February 4th in Los Angeles.Cadillac’s 2021 Escalade will boast a 38-inch curved OLED screen
The next generation of GM’s luxury SUV won’t debut until next year, but we already got a peek at the interior. The 2021 Escalade will feature a 38-inch curved OLED screen that appears to stretch along the dashboard, and Cadillac says its pixel density is higher than your 4K TV.
Updated for the end of the year.The best games for PS4
This week, we’re updating our best games guides across platforms. First up, the PlayStation 4. No major changes this quarter, but a lot of games have seen big discounts both on Black Friday and in the run-up to the holiday season. Horizon, especially, is a steal.
Apple already offered a similar annual plan for music streaming.Apple Arcade is now available as a $50 yearly subscription
Apple Arcade is adding an annual subscription that offers two free months of the service. The $50 (or £50) sub replicates Apple Music’s yearly plan and makes the most sense if you fully expect to stay subscribed and don’t mind paying up front. Not sure what to play? We’re working on a guide to the best games on Apple Arcade, coming later this week.
Update your ‘Mandalorian’ schedule.What’s on TV this week: ‘Joker,’ ‘Mr. Robot’ and ‘The Witcher’
This week, the billion-dollar villain movie Joker is available digitally, while Netflix is preparing to release season one of its The Witcher adaptation. Also, you can buy anything from the Studio Ghibli catalog on various online video stores, and if you’re planning to watch The Mandalorian on Disney+ this week, remember it’s coming out on a different day. To avoid a conflict with Rise of Skywalker, the episode is out on Wednesday morning at 3 AM instead of the usual Friday morning release.
But wait, there’s more…
- Former NASA engineer thwarts porch pirates again with ‘Glitter Bomb 2.0’
- These masks were good enough to fool facial recognition scanning at an airport
- Intel’s $2 billion acquisition is supposed to ‘turbo-charge’ its AI tech
- JBL says its solar-powered headphones deliver ‘unlimited’ listening
- The new Hot Wheels coding kit requires fine motor skills
- Corsair acquires Scuf’s controller business to expand its gaming empire
- Verizon 5G goes live in parts of Los Angeles
- What we’re buying: Slö reverb pedal and Glarry electric bass
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