Online gaming systems and apps are a common target for cybercriminals, looking to do everything from improving their own scores and grabbing new game features to stealing Bitcoin wallets. We now look at six of the biggest online gaming hacks to date. 1. Sony PlayStation Network The Sony PlayStation Network was famously hacked back in … More The 6 biggest online gaming hacks
Two popular Grand Theft Auto V modifications have been found to contain unwanted additional malware, according to The Escapist. Modifications allow fans of games to change the way they play in fundamental ways, and are often done with the blessing of the publishers. The two mods in question are Angry Planes and Simple Noclip. The … More Popular GTA V mods come with unwanted malware
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are – if you’re excuse the tautology – massively popular. The likes of Guild Wars 2 have sold millions of copies, and claim to have more than 460,000 people playing at anyone time – more than the population of Iceland – making them a certifiable success story. However, that … More MMORPG hacker stripped to his underwear and executed online, watched by almost a million people
Video games have gone since the late 1970s and early 1980s from being a small offshoot of the “traditional” computing industry to becoming a full-fledged multi-billion dollar industry in themselves. Today, companies like Microsoft, Nintendo and SONY generate billions of dollars from sales of games and gaming consoles. To get an idea of just how … More Attention gamers: You’re targets for crime!
Many sites won’t let users create an account until they have created a suitably “strong” password – often measured by text flags on sites describing passwords as “weak” or “strong” as you type. This sort of system tempts users to fall into traps such as adding numbers and symbols to the end of passwords – … More How to create strong passwords (without driving yourself mad)
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