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June 27, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011 11:23 PM/CST

Facebook Hires Sony Hacker GeoHot

George Hotz, or GeoHot, appears to be leaving his Sony hacking days behind to work for Facebook. What will he do next?

June 20, 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011 11:12 PM/CST

Attackers Compromise 1.3 Million Sega Users

The attacks on video game companies keep rolling, with Japanese game developer Sega as the latest victim. Hacktivists LulzSec denied responsibilty.

May 26, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:09 AM/CST

Sony Ericsson Latest Victim of SQL Injection Attack

Sony has a huge target on its back and attackers are taking advantage of its vulnerability. The latest victim? Sony Ericsson's Canadian e-commerce site.

April 11, 2011

Monday, April 11, 2011 10:28 PM/CST

Sony, GeoHot Settles PS3 Hacking Lawsuit

Sony has backed down and dropped its lawsuit against GeoHot. In exchange, the PS3 hacker promised to never try to compromise another Sony product again.

April 5, 2011

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 5:24 PM/CST

Anonymous Gets Personal with Sony Attack

Some members of Anonymous are rallying to PS3 hacker Geohot's cause by targeting Sony Websites and digging up personal information on executives. Going after the children seem a little much, even for a group that thrives on anarchy.

July 23, 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:44 AM/CST

How Video Games Can Be Sources for Investigators

At the DEFCON security conference in Las Vegas, a security researcher plans to show how popular video game consoles and the games themselves can be valuable tools for forensic investigators.

September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:08 AM/CST

Worlds of Scamcraft

Attackers continue to refine their techniques aimed at stealing passwords and hard-earned virtual game assets belonging to users of Worlds of Warcraft.

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