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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Dragonforce - Caught on Camera

“The record label called to tell me that we were selling albums like crazy. We were playing just before Slipknot and Disturbed at festivals”: As Guitar Hero turns 20, DragonForce’s Herman Li recalls how the game turned them into a household name

DragonForce’s Through the Fire and Flames was included in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and became a resounding success – so much so that it threatened to overshadow the rest of the band’s repertoire

Guitar World

Guitar Hero at 20 – how a plastic axe bridged the gap between rock generations

Guitar Hero’s controllers let anyone become a star in their own living room – and made the bands featured in the game household names again

The Guardian - UK

"It's my 'I love you' to Joey." The story of Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot bands Vimic and Sinsaenum

Four years on from the passing of Joey Jordison, two of his bands are returning to active duty: but in very different ways

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Hundreds of passwords linked to government departments leaked on dark web

Exclusive: Nine attempts have been made to sell classified UK military documents in the past year – with experts warning it could ‘directly undermine national security’

The Independent UK

“He just started drinking. We left his drunkenness in there, and it became a thing for us: drink and shred”: How a cult power metal band and an insanely successful video game brought shred guitar heroics to a new generation

All it took was one of the 2000’s most successful video games

Metal Hammer

M&S thinks it might finally know what caused cyberattack - but still won't say if it paid a ransom

M&S says DragonForce (not DragonForce Malaysia) is responsible for the attack, but we still don't know if a ransom has been paid.

TechRadar

M&S chief says cyber attack likely instigated by ex-computer gamers

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M&S chief says ‘traumatic’ cyber attack was like an out of body experience

Archie Norman, who was quizzed by MPs, refused to say whether or not the retailer paid the groups ransom money following the hack.

The Independent UK

M&S cyber attackers may have worked with Asia-based DragonForce, MPs hear

Archie Norman, who was quizzed by MPs, refused to say whether or not the retailer paid the groups ransom money following the hack.

The Independent UK

Hacker 'turf war' unfolding as Russian DragonForce ransomware gang drama could lead to 'double extortions,' making life even worse for potential victims

Through the fire and flames they saw... a reason to pick a fight with RansomHub.

Tom’s Hardware

“People laughed at us, saying, ‘Why are you playing guitar solos? This is so lame.’ We thought, ‘Let's go even faster’”: Herman Li on how Guitar Hero helped make guitar solos cool again – and why grunge killing off the shred scene wasn’t a bad thing

Guitar cultures come and go, and though Li was instrumental in putting shred back on the menu, he says the grunge scene was “great” for this one reason

Guitar World

Everything we know about the two hacker groups who carried out M&S cyberattack

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The Independent UK

DragonForce and Scattered Spider: Inside the hacker groups linked to M&S cyberattack

Marks & Spencer has continued its online orders six weeks after a cyberattack, believed to be caused by DragonForce and Scattered Spider

The Independent UK

Marks & Spencer Hit by Cyberattack: Online Orders Back, But Who Else Is Under Threat?

Marks and Spencer restart online order system after cyber security breach. What other companies recently fell to cyber attacks?

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The 12 new metal songs you need to hear this week

Start your summer right with these new noises from Sabaton, Killswitch Engage, Battle Beast and more, then vote for your favourite

Evening Standard

M&S hack: DragonForce cyber criminals sent abuse-filled ransom demand to retailer's CEO

The email was reportedly sent to M&S chief executive Stuart Machin from the hacker group DragonForce

The Independent UK

M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to chief executive

M&S is predicted to take a £300m hit to profits after the cyberattack in April

TechRadar

M&S CEO directly targeted by hackers demanding ransom payout

DragonForce ransomware gang sent threatening emails directly to M&S CEO Stuart Machin.

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TechRadar

DragonForce ransomware hacks SimpleHelp RMM tool to attack MSPs

DragonForce group found stealing files and deploying encryptors through known vulnerabilities.

Metal Hammer

Joey Jordison’s former death metal band Sinsaenum are back, will release new album in tribute to late Slipknot drummer in August

Sinsaenum – also featuring members of Kreator, Mayhem and others – will continue with Jordison’s old drum tech behind the kit

Evening Standard

All the major cyber attacks in the UK this year: Are they on the rise?

British companies have toppled like dominoes at the hands of cyber criminals. What happened and are these attacks the new norm?

Euronews

Marks & Spencer cyberattack: What we know about the data taken and what to do to protect yourself

M&S warned that there could be security risks as a result of stolen data. Here’s what you should do to protect yourself from future scams.

TechRadar

Co-op crisis deepens as it admits UK customer data stolen in cyberattack - up to 20 million people possibly affected, here's what we know

Hackers claim to have stolen private information on 20 million Co-op shoppers

The Independent UK

Co-op admits hackers accessed customer details in cyberattack

Supermarket says the hackers ‘accessed data relating to a significant number of our current and past members’

The Guardian - UK

Clothing shortages, food waste and millions lost each day: inside the M&S cyber-attack chaos

‘It’s easier to list the things that work than the things that don’t’, said one worker, but customers are impressed with staff resilience and analysts believe the retailer will bounce back

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