Entries in 'hackers' (48)
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 ...
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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.
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EA, Nintendo and Sony withdraw SOPA support
Three of gaming’s biggest companies have withdrawn support for America’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
2011 REVIEW: Hacked off
Hacking has been one of the hottest stories of the year. From Wikileaks uncovering Government documents, to News of the World journalists breaking into the phones of celebrities, the story of ...
Square says user info was not compromised in web hack
No personal information was accessed following the recent security breach of Square Enix member servers in Japan and North America.
Hackers bring down Square Enix websites
The North American and Japanese versions of the Square Enix Members websites have been taken offline following a suspected security breach.
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Infinity Ward bans 1,600 Modern Warfare 3 cheats
The makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have moved to ban more than 1,600 players for using known exploits to cheat in the military first person shooter.
Hackers accused of Steam forum assault
Valve’s Steam forums are currently offline, and users have accused a hacking group of being responsible.
Siri now running on iPhone 4
Siri, the 'digital assistant', that Apple bundles with the iPhone 4S, has been hacked to work on earlier Apple devices including the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch.
Anonymous targets child porn sites
Just a few months ago it was the bane of many publishers’ existence, but now hacking collective Anonymous has set out on morally positive venture.
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Anonymous says it will 'erase New York Stock Exchange' from the net
Next Monday will be, in the words of a suitably anonymous video released by hacking group Anonymous, “a day that will never, ever be forgotten”.
Turkish hackers go on the rampage
A number of websites have been hacked and defaced by a Turkish hacking group TurkGuvenligi, describing the 4th of September as 'World Hackers Day'.
OPINION: Industry hasn't learnt from LulzSec
From Nintendo to Bethesda and BioWare to Epic, LulzSec hit some of the biggest names in our industry.
LulzSec lives on... through Anonymous
Anonymous, the hacking group that started off the wave of cyber terror that has dogged the headlines this year, has signalled its intentions to pick up from where the abandoned ...
Now hackers turn on LulzSec
Having terrorised both the games industry and much of the wider world with its campaign of cyber attacks over recent weeks, LulzSec has now itself become the target of the ...
PS3 hacker expects jail term
Sony's war on PS3 hacking looks close to be claiming its first scalp following the admission from Alexander Egorenkov that he expects to face a jail term.
Cliffy B: 'We should work with hackers'
Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski has encouraged the games industry to embrace the hacking community.
Anonymous trio arrested in PSN case
Police investigating April's PSN security breach have made three arrests in Spain.
