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Entries in ‘hack’ (13)

Hackers claim to have broken Wii U
1st May 2013, 9:42am

News: Hackers claim to have broken Wii U

Wiikey collective stakes claim to 'next-gen' hack through tweaked optical drive software

Hackers breach World of Tanks accounts
19th April 2013, 5:04pm

News: Hackers breach World of Tanks accounts

Some passwords and email address compromised but no financial information obtained, says Wargaming

The War Z gets shut down amid hacker attack
2nd April 2013, 3:15pm

News: The War Z gets shut down amid hacker attack

Game and forum taken offline while breach is addressed

Consumer claims Wii U 'hack'
19th November 2012, 11:00am

News: Consumer claims Wii U 'hack'

Miiverse admin system possibly left open; Nintendo reported to have closed gateway to debug menu

[Correction] Millions of PlaySpan user IDs and passwords leaked online
10th October 2012, 10:45am

News: [Correction] Millions of PlaySpan user IDs and passwords leaked online

Monetisation firm shuts down website whilst investigation is carried out

Hacker opens up iOS to free in-app purchases
16th July 2012, 11:30am

News: Hacker opens up iOS to free in-app purchases

New exploit could cost developers thousands in lost revenue

Sony 'sought security tips' from PS3 hacker Hotz
1st May 2012, 10:59am

News: Sony 'sought security tips' from PS3 hacker Hotz

Company held 'respectful' meeting with the rebellious coder

MMO security breach 'went unnoticed for 16 months'
26th April 2012, 11:12am

News: MMO security breach 'went unnoticed for 16 months'

Passwords 'were partially decrypted' in December 2010; Account names and online handles extracted; 'No evidence' of further hack

Square Enix member information 'not compromised'
21st December 2011, 9:48am

News: Square Enix member information 'not compromised'

Servers to go back online 'by end of December' after internal investigation into security breach

Square Enix hack compromises 1.8 million accounts
16th December 2011, 10:50am

News: Square Enix hack compromises 1.8 million accounts

Customer names, phone numbers and e-mails may have been stolen

Hackers breach Square Enix member service
14th December 2011, 9:45am

News: Hackers breach Square Enix member service

Free members from North America and Japan affected; 'No possibility' of stolen credit card information

Sony shocked by new attack on 100m online accounts
12th October 2011, 10:12am

News: Sony shocked by new attack on 100m online accounts

Password program attempts to hack into both PSN and SOE networks

ICO 'will pursue' PSN hack investigation
14th July 2011, 11:04am

News: ICO 'will pursue' PSN hack investigation

Sony questioning continues says Information Commissioner's Office

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