Entries in 'hackers' (65)
Four British Lulzsec hackers get jail terms
A Crown Prosecution Service lawyer has branded four hackers as "cowardly and vindictive" following their successful prosecution.
Hackers claim Wii U success
Pirated games can now be played on the Wii U, a group of modders have claimed.
Hackers target online games firms
A hacking group has been targeting game companies for years in order to steal source code, an antivirus report has found.
Hackers break into uPlay, download Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free
A group of Russian hackers have apparently discovered an exploit that allows them to download games from Ubisoft’s uPlay store for free.
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Anonymous hackers use Konami Code to embed hidden game in Government websites
The suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz has led to a spate of attacks on US Government websites.
Hackers make first step toward cracking Wii U
Nintendo’s Wii U hasn’t even been out for two weeks in the UK and hackers are already enjoying early success in cracking the console.
UPDATED: SOE president lambasts Planetside 2 hackers
No-one likes a cheat, of course, but sometimes things should maybe be put in a little more perspective.
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Wii U loophole granted forumite access to debug menu
A member of video games forum NeoGaf appears to have found an OS loophole that grants access to Wii U’s debug menu.
Hackers turn on Kim Dotcom and his new Mega portal
Kim Dotcom’s return to online file-sharing may prove to be an even rougher ride than he expected.
Hackers attack Square Enix Merchandise Store
Square Enix has blocked access to its Official Merchandise store following a suspected hacker attack.
Ubisoft officially scraps always-on PC DRM
In what can only be described as a victory for consumers, Ubisoft has scrapped its controversial always-on DRM for PC games.
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Hackers obtain 12m Apple UDIDs from FBI laptop
AntiSec, one of the many internet hacking communities, has claimed that it has obtained the UDIDs and user details of 12m Apple users.
Ubisoft fixes uPlay DRM issue
Publisher Ubisoft claims it has resolved the loophole in its PC DRM that should prevent hackers from accessing uPlay users' computers.
UPDATED: Ubisoft DRM loophole allows remote hackers to access PCs
A potentially very serious issue with the PC DRM employed by Ubisoft seems to have left many gamers susceptible to hackers.
Apple offers iOS hack fix to devs
Developers are now able to update their apps to prevent users exploiting the iOS loophole that granted users free access to in-app-purchases.
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Sony hackers plead guilty
Two men accused of launching DDOS attacks on a number of corporate entities have pleased guilty at a British court.
George Hotz met with Sony engineers
In an extensive feature on the infamous George “Geohot” Hotz in The New Yorker, the renowned PS3 hacker has said that he has recently met with Sony engineers to ...
iPad 3 already jailbroken by hackers
Apple’s brand new iPad 3 has been jailbroken by the Apple hacking community just hours after its release.
Sony: Cold War can help us fight PSN hackers
Sony’s security boss and former US military man Brett Wahlin says protecting PSN is similar to the Cold War.
Lulzsec 'leader' outed as FBI insider
Infamous LulzSec hacking group leader Sabu has been cooperating with the FBI for several months as part of an investigation that has resulted in a number of arrests both sides ...
Xbox Live has not been hacked. Oh, and Xbox Live has not been hacked
We think that’s the message Microsoft is trying to send in releasing an extensive statement that effectively reiterates what it has said many times before – Xbox Live has not, ...
Megaupload shut by US piracy officials
The digital world may be riding high following the high-profile global protests against SOPA and PIPA, but in the real world authorities have just claimed one of the largest piracy ...
New questions asked about Xbox Live security
A month and a half on from Microsoft’s assurances that hackers are not accessing Xbox Live customer details, fresh evidence has appeared suggesting that a problem persists.
