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UK education software provider Bromcom is dealing with the fallout from a data breach tied to legacy single sign-on technology. An unauthorized third party accessed and retrieved email addresses and registration data from an older SSO system — a reminder that aging authentication infrastructure carries real risk, especially when student and staff records are involved.
Shifting to gaming, Star Wars Galactic Racer has launched to strong early praise, with some calling it among the best Star Wars games ever made. The title carries a sixty dollar price tag, but Amazon Prime members can stream the entire single-player campaign at no additional cost through Amazon Luna — making this one of the more compelling arguments for that subscription in recent memory.
And speaking of Amazon, the company's Prime Big Deal Days sale is live right now, running through midnight tomorrow. Officially a separate event from Prime Day, it functions as a second bite at the apple — covering everything from Apple devices and televisions to home appliances, with thousands of discounts across the board.
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