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PSPgo can be, and has been, hacked

by Jenni Lada on Oct 12, 2009 at 02:46 PM

Poor Sony. The original PSPs have been a favorite of pirates and hackers for a while. They’d create custom firmware and then go nuts with homebrew, emulation and piracy. Sony probably thought going download-only with the PSPgo would keep that from happening. Sorry to say, that isn’t the case. A… Continue Reading »

Hackers hit U.S. power grid, could disrupt electricity, water, and sewage

by NEWS on Apr 8, 2009 at 05:29 PM

FROM GADGETELL - This is big folks.  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. power grid has been hit by cyber spies who planted software within it that could be used to disrupt it.  The espionage was discovered by national security officials and doesn’t seem to be targeted at one specific… MORE »

Japanese Chrono Trigger copyright protection bested by hackers

by Jenni Lada on Nov 20, 2008 at 09:11 AM

Well, the score is now Square Enix: 0, Hackers: 2. Square Enix has attempted to put copyright protection in its DS games, first in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, and now in the Japanese version of Chrono Trigger DS. Chrono Trigger is scheduled to debut in Japan on… Continue Reading »

Security experts say it’s safer to play MMOs at work

by Christian Morlotte on Nov 29, 2007 at 04:01 PM

Massive Multiplayer Online games, or MMOs, are among the most popular genres and currently attract millions of users. One of the most popular, World of Warcraft, has recently surpassed nine million subscribers around the world. Users can trade goods and services in these virtual worlds and many times real money… Continue Reading »

Microsoft helps Xbox Live phishing victims

by Pulkit Chandna on Sep 16, 2007 at 12:55 AM

On the Xbox forums. many users have reported that phishers - sites or companies that pose as other sites/companies to get login information - have squeezed vital account details from many XBOX Live users and sabotaged many Live accounts.  Now Microsoft has accepted that phishers pose a threat to XBOX… Continue Reading »

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