Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data

A Pakistani hacker who previously made headlines earlier this year for selling almost a billion user records stolen from nearly 45 popular online services has now claimed to have hacked the popular mobile social game company Zynga Inc.

With a current… Continue reading Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data

Zero-Day Flaws in Counter-Strike 1.6 Let Malicious Servers Hack Gamers’ PCs

If you are a Counter-Strike gamer, then beware, because 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers available online are malicious that have been set-up to remotely hack gamers’ computers.

A team of cybersecurity researchers at Dr. Web has dis… Continue reading Zero-Day Flaws in Counter-Strike 1.6 Let Malicious Servers Hack Gamers’ PCs

Town of Salem Data Breach Exposes 7.6 Million Gamers’ Accounts

A massive data breach at the popular online role-playing game ‘Town of Salem’ has reportedly impacted more than 7.6 million players, the game owner BlankMediaGames (BMG) confirmed Wednesday on its online forum.

With the user base of more than 8 millio… Continue reading Town of Salem Data Breach Exposes 7.6 Million Gamers’ Accounts

Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day

Bad news for gamers!

It’s once again the time when most of you will get new PlayStations and XBoxes that continue to be among the most popular gifts for Christmas, but possibilities are you’ll not be able to log into the online gaming console, just l… Continue reading Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day

Epic Games Forum Hacked, Once Again — Over 800,000 Gamers’ Data Stolen

If you are a fan of Unreal Tournament from Epic Games or ever have participated in discussions on the online forums run by Epic Games, you possibly need to change your forum password as soon as possible.

It seems the Unreal Engine and its creators, Ep… Continue reading Epic Games Forum Hacked, Once Again — Over 800,000 Gamers’ Data Stolen