Category Archives: vBulletin

Mail.ru, Funcom gaming forums hacked, user databases stolen

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Vulnerabilities in older versions of the popular vBulletin Internet forum software are being exploited left and right, and data of millions of forum users is being pilfered every day. According to Leaked Source, the latest victims are users of some of Mail.ru and Funcom gaming forums, two legal advice forums (at Expertlaw.com and Freeadvice.com, and GamesForum.com and PpcGeeks.com). Mail.ru forums’ breaches account for over 25 million compromised user records – usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, … More → Continue reading Mail.ru, Funcom gaming forums hacked, user databases stolen→

Epic Games forums hacked again, over 800,000 users affected

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Some of the online forums maintained by Epic Games, the video game development company behing the Unreal Engine technology and games based on it, have been hacked and their user databases compromised. According to ZDNet, the hack was executed on August 11, and the (unidentified) attacker made off with user info of over 800,000 forum contributors. “We believe a recent Unreal Engine and Unreal Tournament forum compromise revealed email addresses and other data entered into … More → Continue reading Epic Games forums hacked again, over 800,000 users affected→

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

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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→

vBulletin Patches Serious Flaw in Forum Software

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A serious vulnerability has been patched in forum software made by vBulletin that could allow attackers to scan servers hosting the package and possibly execute arbitrary code. Continue reading vBulletin Patches Serious Flaw in Forum Software→

Dota 2 Dev forum breached, nearly 2 million users affected

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A hacker has breached the official Dota 2 Dev forum and made off with the entire forum database, which contains email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, and salted password hashes of 1,923,972 users. LeakedSource managed to get ahold of the stolen database, and says that the hack happened on July 10th, 2016. Their analysis revealed that the overwhelming majority of users signed up with their Gmail address, but also that many users used disposable email addresses. … More → Continue reading Dota 2 Dev forum breached, nearly 2 million users affected→

Warframe, Clash of Kings players’ info stolen after forum hacks

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Two new website hack/ user data theft combos have been revealed last week, and the victims are players of popular mobile real time strategy game Clash of Kings and online free-to-play third-person shooter Warframe. In both cases the attackers found their way in by exploiting vulnerabilities in the software used by the companies to set up their online forums (vBulletin) or manage the content on their site (Drupal). The Clash of Kings hack The Clash … More → Continue reading Warframe, Clash of Kings players’ info stolen after forum hacks→