Time to talk about two ongoing nightmares: a massive hack that implicates many government agencies, and the release of Cyberpunk 2077.

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Russia’s SolarWinds Hack Is a Historic Mess | WIRED

Opinion | I Was the Homeland Security Adviser to Trump. We’re Being Hacked. – The New York Times

A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response – Microsoft On the Issues

Hackers used SolarWinds’ dominance against it in sprawling spy campaign | Reuters

Cyberpunk 2077 Is the Game of the Year, but Only in That “Time Man of the Year” Kind of Way – Paste

GameStop will reportedly accept Cyberpunk 2077 returns, even if you’ve opened the game – The Verge

How Cyberpunk 2077 Sold a Promise—and Rigged the System | WIRED

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