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Blizzard Suffers Yet Another DDoS Attack
Blizzard Suffers Yet Another DDoS Attack
Blizzard has suffered a series of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks disrupting the service on Battle.net servers at the end of Overwatch’s
Aug. 24, 2016
Epic Games Forums Suffer Data Breach; 800k Accounts Stolen
Epic Games Forums Suffer Data Breach; 800k Accounts Stolen
Gaming giant Epic Games, Inc has suffered a massive data breach in which login credentials of 800,000 plus registered users (gamers) from Unreal Engine and
Aug. 23, 2016
Beware; Hackers targeting Pokemon Go Users with Smishing Scam
Beware; Hackers targeting Pokemon Go Users with Smishing Scam
When a game becomes popular, scammers are bound to utilize this fame for their own malicious gain. The same has happened with the Pokemon Go game. Hackers and
Aug. 18, 2016
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go’s augmented reality tech has attracted the attention of gamers and mobile phones users like no other game has done ever before. It is being played
Aug. 15, 2016
Hackers take over security camera; live stream girls’ bedroom on Internet
Hackers take over security camera; live stream girls’ bedroom on Internet
Hacking security cameras may not be  shocking news for readers but those who get their cams hacked do have to go through a scary situation when hackers start
Aug. 13, 2016
Dota2 Forum Hacked; 1,923,972 Million User Data Stolen
Dota2 Forum Hacked; 1,923,972 Million User Data Stolen
The official developer forum of Dota2 (Defense of the Ancients 2), multiplayer online battle arena video game suffered a massive data breach in which personal
Aug. 10, 2016
Malware Infected PokémonGo Apps Found on GooglePlay Store
Malware Infected PokémonGo Apps Found on GooglePlay Store
Since the time the game Pokémon Go was released in Australia, USA and New Zealand, it has become the apple of everyone’s eyes. Of course, Apple users are
Aug. 9, 2016
Internet Minefield: Beware of fake WiFi spots in Rio stealing user data
Internet Minefield: Beware of fake WiFi spots in Rio stealing user data
While some crooks are busy phishing in the name of Rio Olympics there are some criminals physically running sophisticated scams by installing fake WiFi spots
Aug. 9, 2016
PoodleCorp Says it DDoSed GTA and PlayStation Servers
PoodleCorp Says it DDoSed GTA and PlayStation Servers
Poodle Corp hackers are claiming that they conducted a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Grand Theft Auto and Play Station servers
Aug. 4, 2016
PoodleCorp Shut Down Blizzard and League of Legends (NA) Servers
PoodleCorp Shut Down Blizzard and League of Legends (NA) Servers
PoodleCorp, a group of hackers are claiming responsibility for conducting a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Blizzard and
Aug. 3, 2016
Twitter Account of Pokémon Go’s Developer Hacked by OurMine
Twitter Account of Pokémon Go’s Developer Hacked by OurMine
Apparently, not everyone is so happy with the enormous popularity and success that Hanke has gained literally overnight due to the sky high ratings of the
Aug. 1, 2016
How Illegal Streaming is Putting Your Security at Risk
How Illegal Streaming is Putting Your Security at Risk
It’s an expensive business being an armchair football fan these days. While Euro 2016 offered near wall-to-wall coverage of football for a month for free, for
July 28, 2016