Ubisoft breached, user account credentials compromised
Ubisoft has begun notifying account holders of a breach that resulted in their email addresses, usernames and (encrypted) passwords being compromised. “We recently …
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Blizzard suspends mobile app access following account hijacks
A number of World of Warcraft players have been unpleasantly surprised this last week to find that someone has apparently broken into their accounts and bought low-level items …
90% of game hacks and cracks contain malware
Computer and online gaming is big business for companies creating the games, but a considerable drain on the finances of gamers, so it should not come as a surprise that many …
The War Z taken offline following forum, database hack
Players of The War Z, a first-person zombie survival game, have been notified of a breach of the developer’s (Hammerpoint Interactive) forum and game databases and the …
Children turning into malicious code developers
In a world filled with laptops, tablets and smartphones, today’s children become digitally fluent far earlier than previous generations. Now, AVG has found evidence that …
Fake game apps flood Google Play
Android users are once again in danger of getting their information collected and being hit by an unending stream of spam and unwelcome offers just because they searched for …
Free game offer leads to Steam phishing site
Online gamers are often targeted with phishing schemes set up by crooks who are after users’ in-game items and money, and the latest one to be spotted is aimed at Steam …
Massive WoW killing spree due to in-game exploit
What should have been a relaxing and afternoon in the virtual world of Azeroth turned to a veritable bloodbath as unknown hackers used a still unknown exploit to kill off …
Phishers trick gamers with adult cam show offer
A rather clever phishing scheme targeting Italian gamers has recently been spotted by Symantec researchers. The scammy page, hosted on a free web hosting site, was made to …
Steam server attackers grabbed passwords, credit card data
As Bethesda Software was preparing to release Skyrim, the latest installment of its mega popular Elder Scrolls series, news that the forum of Steam, the online …
Fake Diablo beta invites hitting inboxes
Since the third installment of the popular Diablo game franchise has been announced in 2008, fans all over the world have been impatiently waiting for it to become available. …
Online communities least trusted with personal information
Symantec announced the findings of its inaugural UK Trust Index, which investigates the extent to which the public trust different industries with their personal information. …