News in the Gaming category

Activision: Enable 2FA to secure accounts recently stolen by malware

An infostealer malware campaign has reportedly collected millions of logins from users of various gaming websites, including players that use cheats, pay-to-cheat services.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2024
- 04:25 PM
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Apex Legends players worried about RCE flaw after ALGS hacks

Electronic Arts has postponed the North American (NA) finals of the ongoing Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) after hackers compromised players mid-match during the tournament.
- Bill Toulas
- March 18, 2024
- 12:09 PM
- 1
Epic Games: "Zero evidence" we were hacked by Mogilevich gang

Epic Games said they found zero evidence of a cyberattack or data theft after the Mogilevich extortion group claimed to have breached the company's servers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 28, 2024
- 11:14 AM
- 0
Mowing down demons: DOOM comes to Husqvarna smart lawnmowers

If you ever wanted to play DOOM on a lawnmower, you will soon have your chance with a new software update coming to Husqvarna's robotic line of lawnmowers this spring.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2024
- 05:17 PM
- 3
Hackers mint 1.79 billion crypto tokens from PlayDapp gaming platform

Hackers are believed to have used a stolen private key to mint and steal over 1.79 billion PLA tokens, a cryptocurrency used within the PlayDapp ecosystem.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2024
- 11:31 AM
- 0
Trezor support site breach exposes personal data of 66,000 customers

Trezor issued an alert following a security breach on January 17, 2024, when unauthorized access was gained to their third-party support ticketing portal.
- Bill Toulas
- January 22, 2024
- 09:16 AM
- 0
Ransomware attack on indie game maker wiped all player accounts

A ransomware attack on the "Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore" MMORPG last Friday destroyed 17,000 player accounts, deleting their in-game items and progress in the game.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 03:06 PM
- 1
Steam enforces SMS verification to curb malware-ridden updates

Valve has announced implementing additional security measures for developers publishing games on Steam, including SMS-based confirmation codes. This is to deal with a recent outbreak of malicious updates pushing malware from compromised publisher accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- October 15, 2023
- 11:12 AM
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Rockstar Games reportedly sold games with Razor 1911 cracks on Steam

In an ironic twist, Rockstar Games reportedly uses pirated software cracks to remove its DRM from some games they sell on Steam.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 06, 2023
- 06:10 PM
- 1
Genshin Impact dev will sue Kaveh Hacks users and developers

Genshin Impact developer miHoYohas responded to an in-game hacking situation that has caused problems recently in its player community, warning that they would take legal action against those responsible.
- Bill Toulas
- August 29, 2023
- 09:20 AM
- 0
Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players

Hackers are actively exploiting a 'BleedingPipe' remote code execution vulnerability in Minecraft mods to run malicious commands on servers and clients, allowing them to take control of the devices.
- Bill Toulas
- July 31, 2023
- 10:33 AM
- 3
Razer investigates data breach claims, resets user sessions

Gaming gear company Razer reacted to recent rumors of a massive data breach with a short statement on Twitter, letting users know that they started an investigation into the matter.
- Bill Toulas
- July 10, 2023
- 11:00 AM
- 2
WannaCry ransomware impersonator targets Russian "Enlisted" FPS players

A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game.
- Bill Toulas
- June 14, 2023
- 05:36 PM
- 0
New Fractureiser malware used CurseForge Minecraft mods to infect Windows, Linux

Hackers used the popular Minecraft modding platforms Bukkit and CurseForge to distribute a new 'Fractureiser' information-stealing malware through uploaded modifications and by injecting malicious code into existing projects.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2023
- 12:34 PM
- 0
STALKER 2 game developer hacked by Russian hacktivists, data stolen

GSC Game World, the developer of the highly-anticipated 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' game, warned their systems were breached, allowing threat actors to steal game assets during the attack.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2023
- 11:09 AM
- 1
Sandbox blockchain game breached to send emails linking to malware

The Sandbox blockchain game is warnings its community that a security incident caused some users to receive fraudulent emails impersonating the game, trying to infect them with malware.
- Bill Toulas
- March 06, 2023
- 01:18 PM
- 0
Hacker leaks alleged Activision employee data on cybercrime forum

A threat actor has posted data the alleged data stolen from American game publisher Activision in December 2022 on a hacking forum, highlighting the data's value for phishing operations.
- Bill Toulas
- February 27, 2023
- 12:08 PM
- 0
Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat

Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair advantage over other players in the Dota 2 game.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2023
- 02:45 PM
- 5
Activision confirms data breach exposing employee and game info

Activision has confirmed that it suffered a data breach in December 2022 after one of its employees fell victim to an SMS phishing attack, giving hackers access to its internal systems.
- Bill Toulas
- February 21, 2023
- 02:14 PM
- 0
Malicious Dota 2 game modes infected players with malware

Security researchers have discovered four malicious Dota 2 game modes that were used by a threat actor to backdoor the players' systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2023
- 01:09 PM
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