Collaborate Disseminate
UK police are planning to issue online warnings to young gamers hoping to deter them from a life of cybercrime, they revealed last week. Continue reading Is there a link between videogaming and cybercrime? Police think so
Austin Thompson pleaded guilty on November 6 in a San Diego Federal court to knowingly causing damage to third-party computers. Continue reading DerpTrolling game server DDoS attacker pleads guilty
The long list of charges includes bank fraud, involuntary manslaughter, cyberstalking and wire fraud. Continue reading Alleged SWATter will plead guilty to dozens of serious new federal charges
A feud between Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg and a streamer who goes by “Alinity” encapsulates the way many gamers and Twitch streamers feel about women online. Continue reading Pewdiepie Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It
He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because “I’m an eGod.” Continue reading Death SWAT suspect tweets threats from jail using buggy inmate kiosk
As cryptocurrency values have soared, so too has the cost of the hardware needed to mine them – if you can even buy the GPUs, given the shortages. Continue reading Coinming frenzy is making it hard for us to find aliens
Gamer Tyler Barriss allegedly made the hoax emergency call, that ended with the death of an innocent man, over a $1.50 video game wager. Continue reading Man charged over fatal “Call of Duty” SWATting
Every year since 2006, my friends and I have observed the winter gaming holiday. Continue reading Why I Celebrate Winter-een-mas, a Winter Holiday For Gamers
Professional gamer Erik Flom was live-streaming on Twitch when his screen suddenly went blank, then blue as Windows 10 began to auto-update. Continue reading Windows 10 auto-updating ruins gamer’s livestream