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Q1 2011 dominated by smartphone malware says Panda Security
Q1 2011 dominated by smartphone malware says Panda Security
The latest quarterly malware report from Panda Security claims to show that smartphone malware dominated the security landscape, as witnessed by the rash of Google Android infections.
April 5, 2011
Xbox Live policy director's account hacked
Xbox Live policy director's account hacked
An upset Xbox gamer has publicly hacked the Xbox Live policy and enforcement director's online account, posting a YouTube video and claiming that the use of foreign customer support centres means that almost anyone's Xbox account can be hacked.
April 5, 2011
Cheap Zeus source code for sale
Cheap Zeus source code for sale
Just two months after the Zeus source code was reportedly offered for exclusive sale for $100,000, it seems that the code is now being offered at bargain basement prices through multiple outlets.
April 5, 2011
Epsilon hack: 50 companies hit by data breach
Epsilon hack: 50 companies hit by data breach
With the dust now settling on the Epsilon marketing database breach, it seems that around 50 companies have been directly affected by the hack, raising fears that so-called spear phishing attacks may be the result.
April 5, 2011
Lizamoon hits thousands of websites, but claims few victims
Lizamoon hits thousands of websites, but claims few victims
The Lizamoon mass SQL injection attack in which rogue code was injected into thousands of legitimate sites to lure users to malicious sites has claimed few victims.
April 5, 2011
Pandora supplies documents for federal probe into mobile app data sharing
Pandora supplies documents for federal probe into mobile app data sharing
Internet radio company Pandora Media has been asked for documents related to a federal grand jury probe into information sharing by smartphone applications that run on Apple and Android mobile platforms.
April 5, 2011
Lack of data loss prevention will cause businesses to fail, warns Ovum
Lack of data loss prevention will cause businesses to fail, warns Ovum
Low enterprise adoption of data loss prevention (DLP) technology will cause businesses to fail, the research firm cautions.
April 5, 2011
THQ And Random House Working To Create 'A Rich IP Universe'
THQ And Random House Working To Create 'A Rich IP Universe'
THQ and the Random House Publishing Group have announced the establishment of a joint team, dedicated to developing IP through games and books to create "a rich IP universe."
April 4, 2011
Analyst: GameStop Expects $1.5B Digital Revs By 2014, Streaming Games
Analyst: GameStop Expects $1.5B Digital Revs By 2014, Streaming Games
GameStop said it expects $1.5 billion in digital revenues by 2014, and may offer streaming game demos by 2012, and possibly Kindle-like devices for games. [UPDATE: More details on streaming plans.]
April 4, 2011
Ex-Infinity Ward Heads Add Fraud Charges to Activision Lawsuit
Ex-Infinity Ward Heads Add Fraud Charges to Activision Lawsuit
Ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have added two counts of fraud to their original lawsuit against former employer Activision, as the pair tries to regain control of the Modern Warfare series.
April 4, 2011
MI6 Game Marketing Conference Awards Announces 2011 Finalists
MI6 Game Marketing Conference Awards Announces 2011 Finalists
The finalists for this year's MI6 Game Marketing awards have been announced, with the likes of Halo: Reach, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Call of Duty: Black Ops up for multiple awards.
April 4, 2011
Crysis 2 Holds On To Top Spot On UK Sales Charts
Crysis 2 Holds On To Top Spot On UK Sales Charts
Crytek and EA's Crysis 2 held on to the top spot for the second week running in the UK software sales charts for the week ended April 2, beating off competition from Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness.
April 4, 2011