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The protection offered to those whose PlayStation Network accounts have been hacked has been called into question following the plight of one PS4 owner. GameSpot reports that that a Reddit user named Kadjer saw his PSN account hijacked and $600 worth of content purchased through his account. Furthermore, his PS4 …
Read More »Arxan launches security support for mobile games
App protection firm’s latest release will help devs fight clones and hacking
Read More »‘The malware threat to online games is growing’
Chris Boyd, malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes, reveals the latest tactics being adopted by cyber criminals in their attempts to steal from gamers Gaming accounts are one of the hottest targets for black hats as we roll into 2015. Any form of financial investment in gaming – from paid memberships …
Read More »Defending online games from piracy, cheating and fraud
Cigital's Amit Sethi and Arxan's Rennie Allen offer advice on how to improve your cybersecurity
Read More »iPhone 6 to go on sale in China following security concerns
Apple’s latest handset has been approved for sale in China, after government concerns that the iPhone would allow US agencies to track user data were quashed. The iPhone 6 will hit Chinese shelves on October 17th, almost an entire month after the rest of the world. Apple managed to convince …
Read More »Apple denies iCloud security breach in celebrity nude photo scandal
A failure in iCloud’s security system was not to blame for this week’s celebrity photo leak, Apple has claimed. It has confirmed that the photos of people such as Jennifer Lawrence were obtained from their iCloud accounts. However, this occurred due to their passwords being compromised and not as a …
Read More »PlayStation and Xbox Twitch accounts hacked
The Twitch accounts of PlayStation, Xbox and ESL were compromised overnight. Polygon reports that a number of videos were renamed to include racist and homophobic language. Others were changed to messages making fun of Microsoft’s Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity while some were altered to appear as if they …
Read More »Five-year old boy cracks Xbox Live security flaw
Kristoffer Von Hassel given four games, $50 and year-long subscription for discovering vulnerability
Read More »McAfee rebranded as Intel Security
It’s almost as if the company wants to distance itself from the McAfee name… The McAfee brand is to be phased out and rebranded as Intel Security, Intel’s CEO has said. Intel Security, which will include all of the security products and services offered by the firm, will retain the …
Read More »Hackers batter Origin, Steam, Battle.net and League of Legends
Alleged DDoS attacks taken servers offline and cause widespread disruption of digital storefronts
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