Tag Archives: hackers

Sat, Jun 09, 2012 | 20:40 BST

Euro League of Legends accounts compromised, financial information safe

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Riot has sent out a mail to registered League of Legends players in Europe, asking them to change their passwords due to a hackers accessing some player account information. Full details are below, but know that according to Riot,” absolutely no payment or billing information of any kind was included in the breach.”

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 06:27 BST

Patch released for Max Payne 3 PC to address common issues

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A patch has been released for the PC version of Max Payne 3 to address a selection of the most commonly reported issues.

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Fri, Apr 20, 2012 | 14:35 BST

MotorStorm and Hot Shots Tennis available once again on the PS Store

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Sony’s announced MotorStorm: Arctic Edge and Hot Shots Tennis: Get A Grip are once again available for download on the PS Store now that alterations have been made to deter hackers. In late March, Sony pulled Hot Shots Tennis from the PS Store due an exploit which would allow the use of a homebrew loader on Vita. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge was pulled from the store for the same reason in February. Hopefully, all is fixed proper now. Via Engadget.

Thu, Mar 01, 2012 | 19:08 GMT

Hacker claims to have used a bot to scam Taco Bell out of a Vita

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The Taco Bell-Vita scandal reached new heights today as a hacker has claimed to have nefariously “tricked” the restaurant chain into sending him a Vita.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 14:04 BST

93,000 accounts compromised in Sony Network attack

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Sony has detected a seemingly large scale hack attempt on the PlayStation Network among other services, and warned users to secure their log-in details.

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Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 09:04 BST

Thursday Shorts – 3DS Metroid crashes, CoD XP tickets, Diablo III intel

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After reading Nathan’s epic David Jaffe interview, I am incapable of digesting anything larger than bite-sized.

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Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 00:49 BST

Star Wars Galaxies fansite hacked – 23,000 logins posted

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Star Wars Galaxies fansite SWGalaxies.net is the latest game-related hack to see player identities compromised.

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Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 07:02 BST

Report – GeoHot working for Facebook

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If you hack the PlayStation 3, Sony will sue the pants off you and you’ll land a job at one of the most important tech companies in the Western world. Lesson learned.

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Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 15:44 BST

LulzSec confirms no formal ties to Cleary, attacks Arizona government organizations

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A LulzSec member has confirmed that Ryan Cleary, who was arrested in the UK this week on suspicion of hacking charges, had no formal ties to the group despite a few media reports stating otherwise.

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Sat, Jun 18, 2011 | 17:05 BST

LulzSec publishes file containing PayPal, XBL, and Facebook account information

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LulzSec published a filed yesterday which supposedly contained login and password information for users of Facebook, PayPal, Twitter, “dating sites,” and Xbox Live.

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Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 16:37 BST

Codemasters hacked, personal data compromised

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Codemasters has confirmed that its website had suffered an “attack” and “intrusion” last Saturday.

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Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 23:41 BST

Nintendo of America servers hacked

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Nintendo of American has announced its servers suffered an attack by hackers, but that no personal information was compromised.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 03:48 BST

Hackers: “This is the beginning of the end for Sony”

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A hacker group has threatened imminent and drastic action against Sony – when it finishes with PBS.

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Sat, May 14, 2011 | 15:26 BST

Report: Amazon cloud servers used to hack PSN

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A report over on Bloomberg states that Amazon cloud servers were used to attack PSN.

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Mon, May 09, 2011 | 17:30 BST

Anonymous press release: Sony, I am Disappoint

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Two weeks later, and Anonymous is still being blamed for the unauthorised access which lead Sony to take down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity servers, despite repeatedly pleading innocence. Now, the “hacktivist” group is getting annoyed, and, according to a new press release, disappoint.

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Fri, May 06, 2011 | 05:18 BST

Rumour: Hackers planning another attack on Sony

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Hackers are said to be planning yet another offensive against Sony, and have apparently claimed responsibility for the attacks of April 16.

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Fri, May 06, 2011 | 03:29 BST

Security expert claims Sony ignored reports of server vulnerability

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Cyber-security expert Dr. Gene Spafford has told the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade that Sony allegedly ignored reports of gaping vulnerabilities on its servers.

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Thu, May 05, 2011 | 00:21 BST

Report: PlayStation 3 hackers restore OtherOS

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Hackers have reportedly circumvented Sony’s firmware removal of the PlayStation 3′s OtherOS feature, which historically permitted the user to install a version of Linux on their console.

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Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:53 BST

Another team added to Sony’s PSN investigation

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Sony has added a third security firm to its PlayStation Network attack investigation, alongside US Homeland Security and the FBI.

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Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 14:30 BST

Rumour: PSN member credit card numbers on sale in hacker underground

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The cyber-security community and its shadowy cousin are abuzz today with rumours that hackers are offering to sell a database of 2.2 million credit card details stolen from Sony’s network.

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