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Square Enix advising Final Fantasy 14 players to change passwords due to hacking attempt

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CHANGE THAT PASSWORD | Square Enix advising Final Fantasy 14 players to change passwords due to hacking attempt

A third party is attempting to gain access to the Square Enix Account Management System.

Oct. 7, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

2K warns folks to reset passwords due to "unauthorized third party" gaining access to help desk platform

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here be phishers | 2K warns folks to reset passwords due to "unauthorized third party" gaining access to help desk platform

Not the kind of fishing you do with your gramps on a sunny afternoon.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Apex Legends hackers "achieved nothing of value" and forced devs to work overtime, says Respawn

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Apex Legends hackers "achieved nothing of value" and forced devs to work overtime, says Respawn

July 7, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

EA hackers have stolen FIFA 21 source code, Frostbite Engine source code and more

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EA hackers have stolen FIFA 21 source code, Frostbite Engine source code and more

June 10, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

Capcom forced staff to work on-site after the hack, despite covid restrictions - report

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Capcom forced staff to work on-site after the hack, despite covid restrictions - report

March 12, 2021 Alex Calvin

Japanese man arrested for Pokemon Sword and Shield hacks

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Japanese man arrested for Pokemon Sword and Shield hacks

Feb. 5, 2021 Alex Calvin

Nintendo suing store for selling Switch hack

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Nintendo suing store for selling Switch hack

Nov. 20, 2020 Alex Calvin

Nintendo says unauthorized account access has affected an additional 140,000 users

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Nintendo says unauthorized account access has affected an additional 140,000 users

June 9, 2020 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Unofficial Bloodborne patch lets the game run at 60fps on base PS4

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Unofficial Bloodborne patch lets the game run at 60fps on base PS4

April 28, 2020 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

The guy who leaked the Switch before its launch pleads guilty to hacking Nintendo

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The guy who leaked the Switch before its launch pleads guilty to hacking Nintendo

Feb. 2, 2020 Emily Gera

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Two year prison sentence handed to perpetrator of DDoS attacks against Daybreak Games

July 3, 2019 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Noclip is a neat new website that lets you freely explore datamined maps from classic games

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Noclip is a neat new website that lets you freely explore datamined maps from classic games

Feb. 26, 2019 Alex Donaldson

Farming Simulator 19 money cheat

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Farming Simulator 19 money cheat

Nov. 21, 2018 Lauren Aitken

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Prominent hacker warns Switch hackers that piracy will get you banned fast

June 19, 2018 Alex Donaldson

PUBG: 15 people accused of developing hack programs arrested in China

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PUBG: 15 people accused of developing hack programs arrested in China

April 28, 2018 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Axe of the Blood God: We Review Ever Oasis and Talk About All the Rest of This Week's RPG News

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Axe of the Blood God: We Review Ever Oasis and Talk About All the Rest of This Week's RPG News

PODCAST | Ever Oasis, a .hack remaster, and much more in this week's episode of our RPG podcast.

June 23, 2017 Kat Bailey

CD Projekt RED forum hack exposes almost 1.9 million usernames, emails, salted SHA1 passwords

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CD Projekt RED forum hack exposes almost 1.9 million usernames, emails, salted SHA1 passwords

Jan. 31, 2017 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Nintendo offering up to $20,000 to anyone who can discover 3DS hardware vulnerabilities

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Nintendo offering up to $20,000 to anyone who can discover 3DS hardware vulnerabilities

Dec. 6, 2016 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Epic forums compromised by hackers

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Epic forums compromised by hackers

July 15, 2015 Brenna Hillier

Sony: "No evidence" of PSN intrusion

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Sony: "No evidence" of PSN intrusion

Nov. 23, 2014 Brenna Hillier

PSN, Windows Live and 2K accounts allegedly compromised - change your passwords

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PSN, Windows Live and 2K accounts allegedly compromised - change your passwords

Nov. 21, 2014 Brenna Hillier

LizardSquad claims DDOS attacks on Destiny and Call of Duty: Ghosts

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LizardSquad claims DDOS attacks on Destiny and Call of Duty: Ghosts

Sept. 20, 2014 Brittany Vincent

Canon printer hacked to run Doom

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Canon printer hacked to run Doom

Sept. 15, 2014 Sherif Saed

Beware the Destiny cheaters using an infinite ammo hack

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Beware the Destiny cheaters using an infinite ammo hack

Sept. 12, 2014 Matt Martin

Microsoft unfazed by quickly-resolved Xbox Live issues

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Microsoft unfazed by quickly-resolved Xbox Live issues

Aug. 25, 2014 Brenna Hillier

FBI investigating bomb threats targeting SOE president

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FBI investigating bomb threats targeting SOE president

Aug. 24, 2014 Brenna Hillier

DDOSers claim PSN kill as games services go offline

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DDOSers claim PSN kill as games services go offline

Aug. 24, 2014 Patrick Garratt

Hackers may have DayZ standalone's source code, expect a cheat explosion

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Hackers may have DayZ standalone's source code, expect a cheat explosion

May 14, 2014 Brenna Hillier

EA domain server "compromised" with phishing scam, EA takes "immediate steps" to disable threat

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EA domain server "compromised" with phishing scam, EA takes "immediate steps" to disable threat

March 19, 2014 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Hacking Pokemon X & Y: Now With 100% Chance of Shiny Pokemon?

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Hacking Pokemon X & Y: Now With 100% Chance of Shiny Pokemon?

As all the next-gen hullabaloo dies away, we check out what the Pokemon X and Y hacking community has been doing with Game Freak's baby.

Jan. 22, 2014 Cassandra Khaw

EA Origin servers down, hacker group claims responsibility

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EA Origin servers down, hacker group claims responsibility

Jan. 3, 2014 Brenna Hillier

34,000 daily hacking attempts on gamers - report

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34,000 daily hacking attempts on gamers - report

Dec. 16, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Insomniac Games forum breached, password change advised

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Insomniac Games forum breached, password change advised

Sept. 17, 2013 Brenna Hillier

League of Legends hacked, encrypted credit card details compromsied

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League of Legends hacked, encrypted credit card details compromsied

Aug. 20, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Bohemia Interactive forums offline after hacking attempt

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Bohemia Interactive forums offline after hacking attempt

July 12, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Ubisoft website hacked into, account information accessed so change your passwords

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Ubisoft website hacked into, account information accessed so change your passwords

July 2, 2013 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Lulzsec UK members given record jail sentences

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Lulzsec UK members given record jail sentences

May 16, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Suspected PSN hacker accomplice hit with house arrest, probation

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Suspected PSN hacker accomplice hit with house arrest, probation

May 14, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Battlefield 3 suffers server outages after attack

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Battlefield 3 suffers server outages after attack

May 8, 2013 Alex Donaldson

Harmonix servers back online

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Harmonix servers back online

April 12, 2013 Brenna Hillier

uPlay hacked, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon leaks onto net [Update]

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uPlay hacked, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon leaks onto net [Update]

April 9, 2013 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Rock Band and Dance Central website servers attacked, users should change passwords

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Rock Band and Dance Central website servers attacked, users should change passwords

April 6, 2013 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Battlefield Play4Free bug can give hijackers access to PCs - report

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Battlefield Play4Free bug can give hijackers access to PCs - report

March 23, 2013 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Xbox Live accounts of "High-profile" Microsoft employees targeted in hacking spree

March 20, 2013 Dave Cook

Origin exploit could allow hackers to hijack PCs, researchers warn

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Origin exploit could allow hackers to hijack PCs, researchers warn

March 18, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Planetside 2: European servers compromised, password change required

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Planetside 2: European servers compromised, password change required

Feb. 27, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Planetside 2: "It's not tough for us" to spot aimbotters, says Smedley

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Planetside 2: "It's not tough for us" to spot aimbotters, says Smedley

Feb. 26, 2013 Brenna Hillier

The War Z comes under heavy cyber attack, bounces back

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The War Z comes under heavy cyber attack, bounces back

Jan. 4, 2013 Brenna Hillier

PlayStation 3 pirates to score lifetime bans

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PlayStation 3 pirates to score lifetime bans

Nov. 14, 2012 Brenna Hillier

Borderlands 2 patch addresses "Graveyard" exploit

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Borderlands 2 patch addresses "Graveyard" exploit

Nov. 6, 2012 Brenna Hillier