Collaborate Disseminate
A leading manufacturer of gaming hardware has warned internet users to be wary of downloading fake versions of free software it distributes to overclock GPUs.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Gamers warned of downloading fake Afterburner overclocking tool to boost graphics card performance
Playing Asteroids now isn’t quite what it used to be when it came out 40 years ago. At the time, the vector-scan display was part of the charm; making do with an emulator running on a traditional raster display just …read more
Continue reading Laser Galvos and an ESP32 Recreate Old-School Asteroids
Ubisoft says that it is investigating media claims that the Egregor ransomware gang has published a 558 GB archive of the source code and resources of the video game Watch Dogs: Legion on file-sharing site networks.
The Egregor group claims that it … Continue reading Following Ubisoft cyber attack, hackers claim to leak Watch Dogs: Legion code online
Japanese game developer Capcom has revealed that it suffered a security breach earlier this week which saw malicious hackers access its internal systems.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Capcom hacked. Resident Evil game developer discloses cyber attack
Japanese game developer Capcom has revealed that it suffered a security breach earlier this week which saw malicious hackers access its internal systems. The maker of such well-known video games as “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter” disclosed in a sh… Continue reading Capcom hacked. Resident Evil game developer discloses cyber attack
Sandbox Interactive, the developers of the free medieval fantasy video game Albion Online, have warned players that a hacker managed to break into its systems and gain access to its user database.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Albion Online gamers told to change passwords following forum hack
The two alleged leaders of Team Xecuter targeted popular consoles like the Nintendo Switch, the Sony PlayStation Classic and Microsoft Xbox. Continue reading Video-Game Piracy Group ‘Team Xecuter’ Leaders in Custody
Why are Zoom and Twitter making some people disappear? How are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheats getting their just desserts? And the founder of a anti cyber-fraud firm is charged with fraud.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest e… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #197: Greedy bosses, game cheats, and virtual beheadings
Reusing passwords is a recipe for disaster, as hackers will use a password breached in one place to break into other online accounts. Password reuse is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on the internet.
Always use unique passwords and (whene… Continue reading Activision denies reports 500,000 Call of Duty accounts have been hacked
For those of us old enough to experience it first hand, the original Game Boy was pretty incredible, but did have one major downside: battery consumption. In the 90s rechargeable batteries weren’t common, which led to most of us playing our handhelds beside power outlets. Some modern takes on the …read more