News

Suspected Lulz Hacker Told Mum He Was Gaming, Not Hacking

The teen linked by international law enforcement to anarchist hacking group LulzSec told family he was spending his days and nights locked in his room gaming, not hacking, the Mirror reports.


June 11, 2011
News

Dirt Publisher Codemasters Suffers Major Hack Attack, Personal Data Exposed

U.K.-based publisher video game Codemasters e-mailed its customers today to tell them that the publisher suffered a major online security breach one week ago.


May 13, 2011
News

Deus Ex Website Hacked, Customer Information Stolen

According to a report on KrebsOnSecurity, the public websites for upcoming sci-fi title Deus Ex: Human Revolution and that of its publisher, Eidos, have been hacked, and a ton of information and code stolen.


April 29, 2011
PlayStation

FBI Cybercrimes Joins 22 US States In Sweeping PSN Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigations today confirmed to Kotaku that it is looking into the security breach that brought the Playstation Network down and exposed millions of users’ personal data to cybercriminals.


April 4, 2011
PlayStation

Anonymous Targets Sony, Warns Of Penises Stuck In Hornets Nests

Militant hacker group Anonymous has launched a campaign against Sony, citing the Japanese company’s “unforgivable offence against free speech and internet freedom” after it took legal action against a pair of hackers.