Tag Archives: hacking
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 22:07 GMT
Anti-Punkbuster hackers claim responsibility for banned Battlefield 3 PC users
A group of hackers have claimed responsibility for numerous Battlefield 3 PC players being banned in order to show EA how much the group loathes the anti-cheat service Punkbuster.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, dice, hacking, punkbutser
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 09:22 GMT
Rumour – Battlefield 3 moderator exposed as hacker
Furious chatter suggests DICE has had to drop the Battlefield 3 ban hammer on a player once so valued he was promoted to moderator.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 00:14 GMT
House: “Ugly” hacker threats “ironically” spurred by IP protection
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House feels Sony’s legal stance against hackers is in gamers’ best interests, and finds negative response somewhat ironic.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony
Tags: andrew house, hacking
Sat, Jan 07, 2012 | 21:29 GMT
Victim of Xbox Live phishing scam gets refund, account restored
Microsoft has restored the Xbox Live account and refunded all unauthorized charges accrued due to a “phishing scam” XBL user SusanT suffered when her account was sold to the highest bidder on a Chinese website.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011 | 14:36 GMT
RIFT database hacked: “No evidence that full credit card information was compromised”
Trion Worlds announced today that its RIFT account database has been hacked, and private information such as: user names, passwords, birth dates, billing and email addresses, along with the first and last four digits of stored credit card information could have been compromised. However, the firm states that at this time, there is “no evidence” that such personal information has been accessed, and it has “no reason to believe, that full credit card information was accessed or compromised in any way.”
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: hacking, Rift, rift hacked, Trion Worlds
Wed, Dec 21, 2011 | 06:36 GMT
No personal data compromised in Square Enix Members hack
Square Enix has updated its Members website, which was hacked last week, to confirm no user data was compromised:
“As a result of our continuing investigation, we have now confirmed that the database in which we store personal information was NOT accessed during the recent server intrusion. Therefore, your personal information was NOT compromised by an unknown third party. Square Enix is planning to restart the SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS service by the end of December. Details of the schedule will be announced at a later date. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused our customers and fans, and appreciate your patience.”
Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: hack, hacking, square enix members
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 05:39 GMT
Square Enix Members service suspended after “unauthorised access”
Japanese and US community portal Square Enix Members has been taken offline after the publisher detected a security breach.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: hack, hacking
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 03:00 GMT
Maple Story hack compromises 13.2 million Korean players
Hugely popular Nexon MMORPG Maple Story suffered a security breach last week, risking the personal information of three-quarters of its Korean player base.
Sat, Nov 12, 2011 | 13:45 GMT
Steam forums back online after security breach
Steam’s forums are back online after a November 6 attack potentially exposed users’ private information stored in the company’s database.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, Steam, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, hacking, Steam hack
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 | 09:25 BST
DICE threatens BF3 beta players with account bans
DICE has released a statement to participants in the Battlefield 3 beta, claiming that EA may ban the accounts of players who join “any unofficial/hacked servers”.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 128 Player, Account Bans, battlefield 3, beta, dice, hacking
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 12:18 BST
Scotland Yard arrests LulzSec frontman on Shetland Isles
According to a Scotland Yard statement, a hacker associated with LulzSec has been arrested on the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland.
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 05:06 BST
PSA: Old QuakeCon forum details compromised
The latest games-related hacking attempt saw the compromise of a retired QuakeCon forum. Past users should consider re-securing any related log-ins.
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 07:02 BST
Report – GeoHot working for Facebook
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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Posted in: Jobs, Trade
Tags: facebook, Geohot, George "Geohot" Hotz, hackers, hacking, ps3 hackers
Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 15:44 BST
LulzSec confirms no formal ties to Cleary, attacks Arizona government organizations
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.
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 05:19 BST
Xbox COO on PSN hack: “We don’t wish that upon anybody”
So a bad thing happened to PSN recently. You may have heard about it. Given that it has ears everywhere, Microsoft also caught wind of Sony’s no good, very bad month. Make no mistake, however: the console-maker’s not popping any champagne bottles over its bitter rival’s darkest of hours.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 06:57 BST
“LulzSec suspect” arrested in Scotland Yard, FBI swoop
The UK Metropolitan Police has confirmed that its Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested a 19-year-old man in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation.
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 | 11:50 BST
CBS: “Sega Genesis hacked”
CBS has reported the news that Sega Pass has been hacked to the tune of 1.3 million sets of account details as, “Sega Genesis hacked”. That’s it. Poor the CBS. Thanks, FutureDave.
Sun, Jun 19, 2011 | 09:44 BST
Sega confirms 1.3m Sega Pass customers’ details “obtained”
Sega said in a press released today that 1,290,755 Sega Pass users’ details were stolen in Friday’s website hack, including names, email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords.
Sat, Jun 18, 2011 | 17:05 BST
LulzSec publishes file containing PayPal, XBL, and Facebook account information
LulzSec published a filed yesterday which supposedly contained login and password information for users of Facebook, PayPal, Twitter, “dating sites,” and Xbox Live.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 18:01 BST
SEGA reveals SEGA Pass sites have been hacked
Another day, another gaming website hacked. This time it’s SEGA, and the firm has sent out emails informing customers that its SEGA Pass suite of websites, including its “game forums and press resource sites,” have been compromised, reports GI.biz.
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