Entries in 'hackers' (65)
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Three of gaming’s biggest companies have withdrawn support for America’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).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 ...
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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.
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Anonymous trio arrested in PSN case
Police investigating April's PSN security breach have made three arrests in Spain.
Hackers target Citibank
Citibank has admitted to suffering a data breach that allowed hackers to view the names, account numbers and contact details of around 200,000 of its customers.
1m new Sony passwords stolen
Having claimed to be making off with protected information last week, hacker group LulzSec now says it has obtained the password details of one million users of the Sony ...
Sony 'should hire hackers'
Today marks the long-awaited return of the PlayStation Store, but one hacker has said that the network will remain unsafe until Sony hires hackers directly to test its security.
New Sony attack underway, hackers claim
"Hey Sony, you know we're making off with a bunch of your internal stuff right now and you haven't even noticed? Slow and steady, guys."
Greek data loss confirmed by Sony
Sony has confirmed reports of a security breach on some of its Greek Sony Music Entertainment sites.
Square confirms website hacks
Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that a number of its websites have been infiltrated by a group of unnamed hackers.
Anonymous remains embroiled in PSN debate
A report in The Financial Times has claimed that "two veterans" of hacker group Anonymous have admitted that some of its members were likely behind the PSN outage.
Hackers planning fresh PSN attack?
With PSN seemingly on the verge of a return to service, worrying rumours have emerged online claiming that Sony is being targeted for a third PSN attack this weekend.
