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Smartphone gaming has come a long way. To the extent that you can play PlayStation One games on your smartphone right now. While it was already possible with Android, thanks to its open platform, iOS users now can also play retro games using the emulator Provenance. In this article, you will know how to play […]
Retro remake consoles are the preferred targets of hackers and their latest victim is Sony’s PlayStation Classic. According to reports, the security of PlayStation Classic is substantially affected by weak cryptography and this is why prominent console hackers including madmonkey1907 and yifanlu managed to exploit the UART serial port to get access to the console […]
Austin Thompson, a 23-year-old man from Utah has pleaded guilty to conducting DDoS attacks on gaming giants between 2013 to 2014. Among his targets were companies like EA Origin, Sony’s PlayStation Network, Steam, Microsoft’s Xbox, Battle.net, and League of Legends, etc. Thompson who used the Twitter handle of DerpTrolling to announce attacks on his victims pleaded guilty this […]
Sony’s most prestigious gaming console till date PlayStation 4 or PS4 contains a bug that exploits and crashes the console through a text message. It is believed that malicious threat actors are sending infected messages to the console to crash it. Reddit is bursting with reports from PS4 users who are complaining about receiving strings […]
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 […]
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. […]
Several high-profile Twitter accounts got hacked last night to start posting links to services that are supposed to help users get free followers. The hacked accounts included @PlayStation, Microsoft’s @XboxSupport, @Viacom, @ICRC (owned by the Red Cross), @Money and others, and all tweeted ads to websites whose purpose is to increase the number of followers […]
Short Bytes: Sony has recently updated PS4’s firmware and allowed the gamers to play all PS4 games on PC. By enabling the PS4 Remote Play option, one can play his/her favorite gaming titles on Windows and Mac. Follow this tutorial to know how to do this in easy steps. Sony PlayStation 4 is the most […]
No, you are not the only one, Sony’s PlayStation network is down worldwide. Sony’s PlayStation network on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 are down and the irritating fact for gamers is that the company has not given any time frame when the service will be back online. The service went down this morning when […]
A group going with the handle of ”fail0verflow” hacked PlayStation 4 and run Pokémon on it — The group used a WebKit flaw to access the Linux Free BSD based Sony Orbis operating system. Whenever a Xbox or PlayStation is released, hackers actively find new ways to crack the console. Hence, when PlayStation 4 went on sale, […]
Short Bytes: Console cracking group fail0verflow has managed to hack PlayStation 4 and play Pokémon. The group made use of a WebKit bug to access the Linux Free BSD based Sony Orbis operating system. Every time a new PlayStation or Xbox is released, hackers start finding new ways to crack the console. Similarly, ever since the PlayStation 4 first […]
Sony’s Play Station 4 is one of the world’s most popular and most selling gaming consoles with more than 10 million users. In a recent press release, Sony showed its figures. In two years, Sony has shipped more than 30 million consoles which are nearly double the sale figure of their competitor Microsoft’s Xbox One. Almost […]
Short Bytes: Sony’s PlayStation 4 is now successfully jailbroken. A hacker has claimed to have developed a completely jailbroken version of the gaming console with the help of a kernel exploit. A hacker, known as CTurt, has claimed that he has successfully jailbroken Sony PlayStation 4. Hacking this popular gaming console was a top priority of […]
Do you use Sony PlayStation? Do you purchase related products or gaming content from Sony’s online store? Well, if you do we warn you to change your login details as soon as possible (Yes, both email and password). The reason is reportedly two PlayStaion user accounts were hacked and found purchasing products worth $570 and $600 respectively. […]
Yesterday, aTwitter account associated with the online hacktivists Anonymous claimed to leak a list of what it said were usernames and passwords of 13,000 accounts from VPNCyberGhost, UbiSoft, VCC, Brazzers, UFC TV, PSN, Xbox Live Gamers, Twitch TV, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Dell, Walmart and (EA) Games. We promised an in-depth analysis of the leaked data and […]
One of the Twitter account associated with the online hacktivists Anonymous has claimed to leak a list of what it says are usernames and passwords for 13,000 accounts from VPNCyberGhost, UbiSoft, VCC, Brazzers, UFC TV, PSN, Xbox Live Gamers, Twitch TV, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Dell, Walmart and (EA) Games. @AnonymousGlobo twitter handle announced the leak […]