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Xbox is down worldwide with users unable to login, play games

The Xbox Live service is currently down due to a major outage, impacting customers worldwide and preventing them from signing into their Xbox accounts and playing games.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 02, 2024
- 04:02 PM
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Activision: Enable 2FA to secure accounts recently stolen by malware

An infostealer malware campaign has reportedly collected millions of logins from users of various gaming websites, including players that use cheats, pay-to-cheat services.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2024
- 04:25 PM
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Apex Legends players worried about RCE flaw after ALGS hacks

Electronic Arts has postponed the North American (NA) finals of the ongoing Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) after hackers compromised players mid-match during the tournament.
- Bill Toulas
- March 18, 2024
- 12:09 PM
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Hackers mint 1.79 billion crypto tokens from PlayDapp gaming platform

Hackers are believed to have used a stolen private key to mint and steal over 1.79 billion PLA tokens, a cryptocurrency used within the PlayDapp ecosystem.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2024
- 11:31 AM
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Ransomware attack on indie game maker wiped all player accounts

A ransomware attack on the "Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore" MMORPG last Friday destroyed 17,000 player accounts, deleting their in-game items and progress in the game.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 03:06 PM
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Steam enforces SMS verification to curb malware-ridden updates

Valve has announced implementing additional security measures for developers publishing games on Steam, including SMS-based confirmation codes. This is to deal with a recent outbreak of malicious updates pushing malware from compromised publisher accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- October 15, 2023
- 11:12 AM
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Genshin Impact dev will sue Kaveh Hacks users and developers

Genshin Impact developer miHoYohas responded to an in-game hacking situation that has caused problems recently in its player community, warning that they would take legal action against those responsible.
- Bill Toulas
- August 29, 2023
- 09:20 AM
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Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players

Hackers are actively exploiting a 'BleedingPipe' remote code execution vulnerability in Minecraft mods to run malicious commands on servers and clients, allowing them to take control of the devices.
- Bill Toulas
- July 31, 2023
- 10:33 AM
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Razer investigates data breach claims, resets user sessions

Gaming gear company Razer reacted to recent rumors of a massive data breach with a short statement on Twitter, letting users know that they started an investigation into the matter.
- Bill Toulas
- July 10, 2023
- 11:00 AM
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WannaCry ransomware impersonator targets Russian "Enlisted" FPS players

A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game.
- Bill Toulas
- June 14, 2023
- 05:36 PM
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STALKER 2 game developer hacked by Russian hacktivists, data stolen

GSC Game World, the developer of the highly-anticipated 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' game, warned their systems were breached, allowing threat actors to steal game assets during the attack.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2023
- 11:09 AM
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Hacker leaks alleged Activision employee data on cybercrime forum

A threat actor has posted data the alleged data stolen from American game publisher Activision in December 2022 on a hacking forum, highlighting the data's value for phishing operations.
- Bill Toulas
- February 27, 2023
- 12:08 PM
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Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat

Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair advantage over other players in the Dota 2 game.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2023
- 02:45 PM
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Malicious Dota 2 game modes infected players with malware

Security researchers have discovered four malicious Dota 2 game modes that were used by a threat actor to backdoor the players' systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2023
- 01:09 PM
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Epic Games to pay $520 million for privacy violations, dark patterns

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, will pay $520 million to settle allegations of violating children's privacy laws and using dark patterns to trick millions of gamers into making unintentional in-game purchases.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 19, 2022
- 10:27 AM
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Microsoft removes Windows 11 update block for PCs with gaming issues

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold after fixing lower-than-expected performance or stuttering in some games affecting some Windows 11, version 22H2 systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2022
- 03:27 PM
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Microsoft confirms gaming performance issues on Windows 11 22H2

Microsoft is working on a fix for a new known issue behind lower-than-expected performance or stuttering in some games on systems running Windows 11 22H2.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 11, 2022
- 09:58 AM
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Go from Xbox gamer to developer with this Deal Days learning bundle

Right now, the full Xbox Game Developers Bundle is available for $19.99, which is less than the MSRP of the Xbox Live subscription alone. Act fast, though: This and other Deal Days discounts expire Oct. 12.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- October 06, 2022
- 02:14 PM
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Windows 11 22H2 causing gaming issues for some NVIDIA users

According to user reports, the Windows 11 22H2 feature update released earlier this week is causing gaming performance issues on systems with NVIDIA GPUs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2022
- 04:41 PM
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New malware bundle self-spreads through YouTube gaming videos

A new malware bundle uses victims' YouTube channels to upload malicious video tutorials advertising fake cheats and cracks for popular video games to spread the malicious package further.
- Bill Toulas
- September 15, 2022
- 01:35 PM
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