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Fortnite, a popular multiplayer sandbox survival game from Epic Games has over 125 million players worldwide and that makes it a lucrative target for malicious hackers. The game’s paid-for early access title was released on July 25th, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS and Microsoft. While players are waiting for Fortnite’s full free-to-play release, cybercriminals have been found uploading malicious Android […]
A vulnerability in the Steam client was an open door to hackers for more than 10 years. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Tom Court of Contextis, who warned Steam and the good news is that it was quickly shut down by Steam developers Valve. According to Court, Steam software allowed malicious hackers to carry […]
Last year in September Americas Cardroom (ACR), a popular online poker site and its Winning Poker Network (WPN) suffered a series of massive DDoS attacks forcing the company to pause all of its ongoing tournaments – In that attack, unknown attackers demanded a ransom from the company in order to stop attacking their servers Now, […]
Nintendo Switch has fans across the world; the gaming console has garnered success worldwide and has remained in high demand since it was launched last year. According to Katherine or Kate Temkin, the Switch’s Nvidia Tegra X1’s USB recovery mode has a serious hardware flaw that allows running arbitrary code on all current models of […]
Here is why you should avoid downloading mods and skins for games especially Minecraft, at least for now. Nearly 50,000 Minecraft users have been infected with a nasty piece of malware that aims at reformatting hard drives, wiping out backup data from the targeted system along with deleting other important files. [squaread][/squaread] The malware was discovered by […]
Another day, another malware aiming at Windows devices – This time, the malware is spread from YouTube. The IT security researchers at Russian anti-virus vendor Dr. Web have discovered a dangerous malware campaign being spread by cybercriminals from YouTube, a popular video-sharing website owned by Google. Dubbed Trojan.PWS.Stealer.23012 by researchers, the malware is written in Python […]
It was just last week when hackers identified a way to exploit PlayStation 4 (PS4) Firmware 4.05 or 4.55 for running Linux via the PS4 Linux Loader payload tool. In this particular technique, hackers leveraged IDC kernel exploit. At that time, the exploit was compatible with selected systems that run firmware 4.55 and support FAT […]
If you are a Fortnite player and hold a registered account there is a chance that you may fall prey to the ongoing hacking attacks against Fortnite users. Reportedly, a number of Fortnite accounts are being hacked and used by hackers to make hundreds of dollars worth of fraudulent purchases through attached credit cards. What is Fortnite? Fortnite is a highly popular […]
By now the vulnerability in Memcached Servers has been exposed to the masses since its proof of concept (PoC) code was recently published online. That exposure would now allow script kiddies to conduct large-scale DDoS attack as if the recent massive DDoS attack on Github and the world’s largest 1.7Tbps attack on an American firm weren’t enough. But […]
For gaming fans, the release of Final Fantasy XV for Windows was the event of the month given the high level of popularity this game has managed to garner over the years and the fierce fan-following it boasts of. However, much to their disappointment there are reports of Square Enix’s game being cracked by a […]
On February 9th, 2017, during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics its official website suffered a massive cyber attack causing service disruption. Before that IT security researchers at McAfee reported a new malware campaign aimed at the Winter Olympics In both attacks, the prime suspect was North Korea due to the ongoing tensions with South Korea, however, Russian […]
Flight Simulator Lab is caught secretly installing a software which steals Chrome passwords from the browser while checking if the user has installed a pirated copy of their software. Over the years there have been many DRM (Digital rights management) schemes, some of which were quite intriguing but not as much as this one that […]
The Winter Olympics Games Organizing Committee is investigating a cyber attack on the event’s Internet and Wi-Fi system. The attack was carried out 45 minutes before the opening ceremony on Friday night in South Korea. According to the Committee’s spokeswoman, Nancy Park, the country’s Ministry of Defense and a cybersecurity team is investigating the service disruption of the […]
Coming home to gaming on your favorite computer may be a pastime you always look forward to, but how do you make sure you, and your loved ones, are safe when gaming online? A vast variety of games now allows players to mix with real-life players across the globe on their servers, but keeping yourself […]
Just another day with just another Android malware targeting unsuspecting users on Google Play Store. This time, the IT security researchers at Russian cybersecurity company Dr.Web have discovered a dangerous Android malware hidden in several gaming apps on Play store stealing personal data from users by conducting phishing attacks. Just another Android malware Dubbed Android.RemoteCode.127.origin by […]
Netgear LAN Switch and Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router (XR500) Offers Reliable Safeguards Against DDoS Attacks. Netgear has introduced a pair of gaming-oriented connectivity products offering a wide range of customization and prioritization options. The first device is the XR500 gaming router, which is basically an updated version of Nighthawk Pro line from Netgear. The second […]
The 2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang in February 2018 but malware attacks against the event have already begun. According to McAfee researchers, hackers are trying to target the upcoming Winter Olympics due to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As per the findings from McAfee, cybercriminals are hunting for sensitive data from […]
There are more than 250 Android gaming apps on Google Play Store that are using your smartphone’s microphone to record what you watch on TV – This means instead of your conversation these apps are focused on listening what you are watching on TV. According to a report published by The New York Times, these gaming apps […]
Almost all Intel Processors Generations are impacted by the flaw while Intel CPUs are facing 30% performance hit. A Linux kernel development site LWN has reported that there is a serious hardware bug in modern Intel CPUs due to which an attacker can access low-level kernel memory. The memory normally is protected from higher level access from […]
There is no doubt about the fact that Nintendo Switch is currently the most sought-after device. However, the device is also prone to be hacked. According to hackers Yellow8, Plutoo, Derrek, and Naehrwert, it is possible to hack Nintendo Switch and install unofficial homebrew software and pirated games on the device. The hackers, minus Yehllow8, […]
PS4 Jailbreak is now possible – Thanks to a new exploit identified by researchers. We have always believed gaming consoles to be most well-protected devices but it is about time manufacturers like Sony take notice of security protections in their devices. Seems like troubles for Sony are about to resume with the New Year since […]