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Rakshasa: Hindu demon – and permanent, undetectable backdoor
Rakshasa: Hindu demon – and permanent, undetectable backdoor
A security researcher has developed proof of concept for a PC backdoor that is both undetectable and very difficult to remove – and capable of infecting more than 100 different motherboards.
July 30, 2012
All your speech belongs to Apple
All your speech belongs to Apple
Apple’s new Mountain Lion operating system is now available – but with it comes a surprising new twist to the terms and conditions for the new dictation capability. Apple gets and keeps the dictated files.
July 30, 2012
Black Hat 2012: Webroot Researcher Says Delayed Breach Disclosure is Advisable
Black Hat 2012: Webroot Researcher Says Delayed Breach Disclosure is Advisable
At Black Hat in Las Vegas, July 27 2012, Grayson Milbourne - director of threat research at Webroot - told Infosecurity that sometimes it is best if a breach goes undisclosed until the company concerned has answers and a recovery plan.
July 30, 2012
Korean hackers arrested for stealing data on 8.7 million mobile subscribers
Korean hackers arrested for stealing data on 8.7 million mobile subscribers
South Korea’s National Police Agency (NPA) has arrested two hackers for stealing and selling personal information on 8.7 million KT mobile subscribers.
July 30, 2012
New Morto worm variant emerges with file infection capability
New Morto worm variant emerges with file infection capability
A new variant of the Morto worm has added a file infection capability to the malware’s arsenal of weapons, warned a Microsoft researcher.
July 30, 2012
Fieldrunners 2 highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Fieldrunners 2 highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including the sequel to the award-winning iOS tower defense hit Fieldrunners.
July 27, 2012
Cloud games and more, this week in Korean news
Cloud games and more, this week in Korean news
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including a new cloud gaming service for Korea, breaches in anti-bot security, and more.
July 27, 2012
Get a job: Sledgehammer Games and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Sledgehammer Games and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Slant Six Games, Sledgehammer Games, and others.
July 27, 2012
Your game industry in your words, week of July 27
Your game industry in your words, week of July 27
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Gearbox's Randy Pitchford, Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot, GameStop's Tony Bartel, and many others in this weekly roundup.
July 27, 2012
GameStop looking to resell digital games
GameStop looking to resell digital games
Major retailer GameStop has been a leading proponent of the used game business for quite some time, and now the company's trying to find a way to move that practice online so it can resell games purchased via digital platforms.
July 27, 2012
Keeping players playing without adding DLC
Keeping players playing without adding DLC
Avalanche studios head Christofer Sundberg urges developers not to get too hung up on adding DLC or multiplayer to their single-player games, as there are much better ways to increase player engagement.
July 27, 2012
Tony Hawk's HD sells 120K in first week on XBLA
Tony Hawk's HD sells 120K in first week on XBLA
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, the latest installment and the first downloadable title in the arcade skateboarding series, sold approximately 120,000 copies in its first week on sale, developer Robomodo has told Gamasutra.
July 27, 2012