Gaming – HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site https://www.hackread.com HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:10:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.hackread.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-Favicon-for-HACKREAD-32x32.png Gaming – HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site https://www.hackread.com 32 32 Fake ROBLOX and Nintendo game cracks drop ChromeLoader malware https://www.hackread.com/roblox-nintendo-chromeloader-malwar/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:10:22 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=108293 By Deeba Ahmed

What's worse, in the new campaign, ChromeLoader malware evades detection by security software.

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Employees at Gaming Giant Activision Hit by SMS Phishing Attack https://www.hackread.com/activision-gaming-employees-sms-phishing/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:35:32 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=108038 By Deeba Ahmed

The attack was successful as hackers sent SMS phishing links to several employees at Activision, and one of them fell prey to it.

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What is Word Unscrambler In Gaming? https://www.hackread.com/what-is-word-unscrambler-in-gaming/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:47:39 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=106690 By Owais Sultan

Are you tired of getting stuck on those tricky word puzzles in your favourite mobile game? Have you…

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Hackers remotely interrupting GTA Online PC Gameplay https://www.hackread.com/hackers-interrupt-gta-online-pc/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:56:24 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=106361 By Deeba Ahmed

PC players of GTA Online are warned of a new remote attack in which hackers can modify their character, delete stats, and ban or delete the account.

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Cyber Threats Increasingly Target Video Games https://www.hackread.com/cyber-threats-video-games/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:25:19 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104914 By Owais Sultan

According to Statista, today, a large number of people of all ages play video games; about 2.5 billion…

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Data Collection Costs Epic Games Half a Billion USD https://www.hackread.com/epic-games-data-collection/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:35:00 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=105103 By Deeba Ahmed

The FTC has announced to charge Epic Games with a $520 million settlement concerning the alleged violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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Microsoft Alert: DDoS Botnet Hit Private Minecraft Servers https://www.hackread.com/microsoft-ddos-botnet-minecraft-servers/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:42:35 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104916 By Waqas

Dubbed "MCCrash" by Microsoft, the DDoS botnet is currently targeting private Minecraft servers globally.

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Behind The Success Of Phenomenon Game Fortnite https://www.hackread.com/success-of-phenomenon-game-fortnite/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:25:00 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104194 By Owais Sultan

Did you know Fortnite was the first game to break through on a variety of console platforms, including XBOX/PS/Switch?

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Watch Out Gamers: Hackers Exploiting MSI Afterburner to Deliver Coin Miner https://www.hackread.com/gamers-warn-msi-afterburner-coin-miner/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:18:18 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=103643 By Habiba Rashid

So far, researchers have identified approximately 50 phishing websites, all targeting MSI Afterburner to deliver malware. 

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New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks https://www.hackread.com/rapperbot-malware-gaming-ddos-attacks/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:26:03 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=103107 By Deeba Ahmed

RapperBot malware is known for brute-forcing SSH servers that can accept password authentication.

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