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Exile Mod Gaming Forum Hacked; 12,000 Accounts Leaked
Exile Mod Gaming Forum Hacked; 12,000 Accounts Leaked
A group of hackers going by the online handle of “Expl.oit” or “Exploit” hacked the official website of Exile Mod gaming forum on Sunday the 28th of August
Sept. 10, 2016
Android Malware Developer Contacts IBM; Demands Blog Post Correction
Android Malware Developer Contacts IBM; Demands Blog Post Correction
It's definitely one crazy turn of events. The supposed author of malicious Trojan Bilal Bot has condemned IBM security staff for publishing incorrect
Sept. 7, 2016
Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) Goes Down
Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) Goes Down
Sony's PlayStation network (PSN) goes down and users are angry again.
Sept. 7, 2016
7 Million LifeBoat Accounts from Jan 2016 Breach Leaked Online
7 Million LifeBoat Accounts from Jan 2016 Breach Leaked Online
Lifeboat, a platform that provides gamers with an option to run servers for playing customised and multiplayer version of Minecraft suffered a data breach in
Sept. 5, 2016
Same Pirates, New Means: From Card Sharing to Content Sharing
Same Pirates, New Means: From Card Sharing to Content Sharing
By Miro Pinkas, Information Security Engineer, Operational Security, SPVSS, Cisco Methods of video piracy have changed over the years -- that’s for sure.
Sept. 2, 2016
Electronic Arts, EA Servers Down? PoodleCorp claims it DDoSed Gaming Giant
Electronic Arts, EA Servers Down? PoodleCorp claims it DDoSed Gaming Giant
The gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) is currently experiencing an outage in which EA games, services and support have been impacted.
Aug. 31, 2016
GoDaddy customers targeted by clever phishing scam
GoDaddy customers targeted by clever phishing scam
The latest phishing scam is targeting GoDaddy users by sending emails from a legit GoDaddy address [email protected].
Aug. 29, 2016
Russia’s Mail.ru Hacked Again; 27 million Accounts Stolen
Russia’s Mail.ru Hacked Again; 27 million Accounts Stolen
A group comprising of just two hackers hacked Russia’s biggest internet company Mail.ru and stole a trove of data from forums hosted on the company's server
Aug. 25, 2016
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Fan Forum Hacked; Thousands of Accounts Stolen
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Fan Forum Hacked; Thousands of Accounts Stolen
It looks like hackers have waged a war against gaming forums. In the last couple of weeks, several gaming giants have suffered some massive data breaches and
Aug. 24, 2016
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