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The US government and the government of Singapore has dismantled what has been called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever” and arrested its administrator. 

The 911 S5 botnet granted cybercriminals means to keep their identities hidden while running different schemes. 

What just happened? A popular YouTuber has launched a campaign called “Stop Killing Games” to apply pressure on publishers to stop making their titles unplayable. The move comes days after Ubisoft shut down the servers of popular racer The Crew, rendering it inoperable for gamers everywhere.

The campaign was launched by YouTuber Ross Scott of Accursed Farms in an effort to highlight how developers and publishers are intentionally designing games to become unplayable as soon as support ends. According to the Stop Killing Games website, the practice lies in a legal gray area, largely because most governments do not have clear laws regarding this issue.

The campaign’s goal is to convince authorities to examine the legality of this practice and, hopefully, pass legislation to end as it…

The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked offline using Linux, The Register reports. 

According to a blog post on Tinyapps, a site that catalogs tiny software made for Windows, the crack means it’s possible to activate new Windows XP installations safely and securely offline. It’s worth noting that Windows XP has been cracked with tweaks and unofficial patches since its launch in 2001, but this crack allows people to activate XP offline without altering the OS whatsoever. 

According to a subreddit discussing the crack, the software that allowed for it to happen has been on the internet for months, and it’s not known who made and shared it or, The Verge notes.

The product activation algorithm was cracked “some time ago,” The Register says, and in 2019 an…

Rust is a multiplayer survival game developed by Facepunch. There is no point playing Rust without PvP for many players, but some players might want to play in offline mode to get used to the game. The answer to the question can you play Rust offline? Depends on your expectations from offline mode. The game doesn’t offer a single-player or offline mode. However, there are ways to make that happen.

Can You Play Rust Offline?

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You can’t play Rust in offline mode yet. However, if you are trying to learn Rust or just enjoy the PvE part of the game, you can play on the Roleplay or PvE servers. You can’t be killed by random people on these kinds of servers, and they can even teach you the basics about the game. Also, you can play on the Creative servers if you…