Gaming
"STD-like" virus killing off Borderlands 2 video game characters
Gearbox, the maker of the popular game Borderlands 2, is warning Xbox 360 users to be careful of who they play with, following a rash of reports of unexplained character deaths.
The culprit: a software flaw that appears to be spreading, "STD-like", from Borderlands 2 "modders" to other law-abiding players.
World of Warcraft players massacred in hack attack
If you're one of the millions of avid players of the online MMORPG World of Warcraft, then you may have been surprised to find the populations of entire cities killed off this weekend.
Beware the Bad Piggies: Fake games hit 82k Chrome users with adware
Google Chrome users are warned that supposedly “free” versions of the Angry Birds spin-off “Bad Piggies” are fakes that harvest data and install adware.
Hacker empties high roller's online Poker account of $115K
A high stakes online poker player says that an unknown hacker used a malicious image file to compromise his account and empty of it of more than $100,000 in winnings – the latest in what players say is a string of scams.
Guild Wars 2 accounts shuttered due to gold-seller hacking and idiocy
There are two causes of the account lock-outs: first, ArenaNet is trying to run a civilized environment without Holocaust jokes, gay-bashing and the like, and second, gold sellers have hacked accounts to grab the goodies.
Blizzard owns up to data haemorrhage - painful but probably not too bad
Big-time online entertainment outfit Blizzard has just owned up to a data haemorrhage.
Blizzard strongly suggests - but manfully doesn't pretend to guarantee - that financial data such as credit cards, billing addresses, and real names weren't got at.
North Korea uses infected games to DDoS South Korea
South Korean police have arrested a man from Seoul on suspicion of working with North Korea to develop games infected with spyware.
US government learning how to hack video game consoles
The US Department of Homeland Security is out to hack video game consoles, such as Xboxes, Wiis and PlayStations.
Facebook logins aren't being properly protected on iPhones, iPads and Android devices
Facebook login credentials could be lifted from smartphones because the site is not encrypting the sensitive data on iOS and Android devices.
Coin Lock, an end to MMOG account hacking?
Theft of virtual currency has increased since many virtual items can be sold for real money. Learn more about how online gaming companies are trying to protect your virtual "ass"ets.
