games, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized
Black Hat is a hacker-themed board game. Powered by WPeMatico
Category: games
Auto Added by WPeMatico
games, Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
It’s called “Squid Fishering.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
games, hacking, malware, privilege escalation, Security technology, social engineering, Uncategorized
News article: Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” (Gamers looking to flout the rules will typically go to such forums to find new ways to do so.) While the report doesn’t mention which forum they were posted … Read More “Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software” »
cryptography, games, Security technology, Uncategorized
The US Cyber Command has released a series of ten Valentine’s Day “Cryptography Challenge Puzzles.” Slashdot thread. Reddit thread. (And here’s the archived link, in case Cyber Command takes the page down.) Powered by WPeMatico
games, robotics, Security technology
How in the world did I not know about this for three years? Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a robot that always wins at rock-paper-scissors. It watches the human player’s hand, figures out which finger position the human is about to deploy, and reacts quickly enough to always win. Powered by WPeMatico
games, insiders, malware, Security technology, southkorea, supplychain
Last month, Kaspersky discovered that Asus’s live update system was infected with malware, an operation it called Operation Shadowhammer. Now we learn that six other companies were targeted in the same operation. As we mentioned before, ASUS was not the only company used by the attackers. Studying this case, our experts found other samples that … Read More “More Attacks against Computer Automatic Update Systems” »
fraud, games, hacking, Security technology
Long and interesting story — now two decades old — of massive fraud perpetrated against the McDonald’s Monopoly sweepstakes. The central fraudster was the person in charge of securing the winning tickets. Powered by WPeMatico
apple, crime, games, Security technology
Evidence that stolen credit cards are being used to purchase items in games like Clash of Clans, which are then resold for cash. Powered by WPeMatico
cheating, fraud, games, Security technology
I play Pokémon Go. (There, I’ve admitted it.) One of the interesting aspects of the game I’ve been watching is how the game’s publisher, Niantic, deals with cheaters. There are three basic types of cheating in Pokémon Go. The first is botting, where a computer plays the game instead of a person. The second is … Read More “Fraud Detection in Pokémon Go” »
cracking, drm, games, Security technology
Denuvo is probably the best digital-rights management system, used to protect computer games. It’s regularly cracked within a day. If Denuvo can no longer provide even a single full day of protection from cracks, though, that protection is going to look a lot less valuable to publishers. But that doesn’t mean Denuvo will stay effectively … Read More “Denuvo DRM Cracked within a Day of Release” »