Tag Archives: 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.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 07:43 BST
Anon: Sony attacks dropped, PSN users were “butthurt”
A VG247 interview has confirmed that Anonymous has dropped action against Sony, as well as branding PSN users “selfish” and “butthurt” over their anger at the service’s recent outage.
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Posted in: Featured Story, Legalities, PS3, Politics, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, ddos, hacking
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 15:55 BST
Tretton: PSN hack was “wake-up call,” 90% of users returned
SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has admitted the recent hack attack on PlayStation Network gave the company a “wakeup call.”
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 16:46 BST
Bethesda confirms personal data compromised
Bethesda’s confirmed that hackers have compromised personal data belonging to users on its websites and the stats site for Brink.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Legalities
Tags: Hack attacks, hacking
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 16:37 BST
Codemasters hacked, personal data compromised
Codemasters has confirmed that its website had suffered an “attack” and “intrusion” last Saturday.
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Posted in: Codemasters
Tags: hackers, hacking
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 23:41 BST
Nintendo of America servers hacked
Nintendo of American has announced its servers suffered an attack by hackers, but that no personal information was compromised.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 03:48 BST
Hackers: “This is the beginning of the end for Sony”
A hacker group has threatened imminent and drastic action against Sony – when it finishes with PBS.
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Posted in: PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: hack, hackers, hacking, Lulzsec, PSN outage
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 07:50 BST
Eidos, Deus Ex websites hacked, personal info stolen
The public websites for Eidos and its upcoming game Deus Ex: Human Revolution were apparently “defaced and plundered” in an attack on Wednesday, believed to have its origins within hacktivist group Anonymous.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 00:21 BST
Report: PlayStation 3 hackers restore OtherOS
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.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:53 BST
Another team added to Sony’s PSN investigation
Sony has added a third security firm to its PlayStation Network attack investigation, alongside US Homeland Security and the FBI.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 00:00 BST
PSN and SOE attacks “similar”, exploited “shared architecture”
Sony Online Entertainment has said that its own network and the PSN share architecture to “some degree”, and that both attacks were “similar in nature”.
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Posted in: Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: hacked, hacking, PSN outage
Xbox One features remote play, can talk to you – report