Square Enix Confirms Eidos, Deus Ex Websites Hacked
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionSomeone needs to stop these people.
A few days ago, hackers evidently broke into the Eidos and Deus Ex: Human Revolution websites and placed an "Owned by Chippy1337" banner in the space. And in some IRC chat logs obtained by Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs, the hackers responsible claimed to have lifted the personal information of "at least 80,000 users." Hence, if you've registered with either of the sites in question, you might want to change your password.
Furthermore, Square Enix has become aware of the problem and issued the following statement:
"Square Enix can confirm a group of hackers gained access to parts of our Eidosmontreal.com website as well as two of our product sites. We immediately took the sites offline to assess how this had happened and what had been accessed, then took further measures to increase the security of these and all of our websites, before allowing the sites to go live again. Eidosmontreal.com does not hold any credit card information or code data, however there are resumes which are submitted to the website by people interested in jobs at the studio. Regrettably up to 350 of these resumes may have been accessed, and we are in the process of writing to each of the individuals who may have been affected to offer our sincere apologies for this situation.
In addition, we have also discovered that up to 25,000 email addresses were obtained as a result of this breach. These email addresses are not linked to any additional personal information. They were site registration email addresses provided to us for users to receive product information updates. No dissemination or misappropriation of any other personal information has been identified at this point. We take the security of our websites extremely seriously and employ strict measures, which we test regularly, to guard against this sort of incident."
Grand.
Tags: square enix, eidos, hackers, deus ex
5/13/2011 12:06:05 PM Ben Dutka
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Killa Tequilla
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:52:38 PM
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gunblademaster
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:18:16 PM
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maxpontiac
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:17:40 PM
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Dead_Starr
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:46:46 PM
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maxpontiac
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:20:08 PM
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CaptRon
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:27:01 PM
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Zorigo
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 9:00:55 AM
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HigherSenses
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:36:22 PM
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Many of these parasites often claim they are out there doing these kind of acts for a good reason, but in the end the true colors show and probably 99% of the time its all because of some butthurt enflated ego.
Just my 2 cents, sorry for the rant.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:37:19 PM
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coverton341
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:43:47 PM
That being said I am very much a proponent of technological advances and still am awaiting the singularity.
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Claire C
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:55:32 PM
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Highlander
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:08:27 PM
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Claire C
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:20:22 PM
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I_defenestrate
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:51:38 PM
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tayizfire
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:38:10 PM
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coverton341
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:45:32 PM
Gotta love the film Hackers for the simple fact that it probably did more harm than anything by glorifying the "hacker subculture" that it portrayed.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:38:58 PM
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:41:05 PM
Ergo, the only thing you should really care about is the suspension/ban thing, if you rarely, if ever have money problems.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:47:14 PM
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:50:03 PM
Beyond that, security isn't just up to the companies who make the games/networks. It's up to people to be aware of their security also.
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Underdog15
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:50:09 PM
I tried account recovery, but SE is terribly awful when it comes to that. I couldn't prove the exact date of the attack (I don't play every stinkin' day) so I got no where.
I canceled my account. A bittersweet moment.
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:52:13 PM
I'm not sure how it's changed since then, as I've never had my account hacked in WoW (Have an authenticator, plus, I simply don't fall for phishing scams), and I never download from questionable sites.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:12:30 PM
I agree that the consumer has to take responsibility of the information they use as well, and be aware of security! Absolutely!
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:16:41 PM
That doesn't mean the companies aren't largely responsible for our security, of course. But, we shouldn't just put it out of our minds either.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:21:59 PM
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:47:06 PM
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I'd be highly interested in knowing how they write it, but basically, use PS3's/PC's that have available system resources to analyze data streams/ip traffic (or whatever, I'm not entirely sure what you'd do myself so this is simply theory to begin with), to single out anomylous/nefarious traffic.
Once found, and confirmed (this would need some higher company to confirm, you wouldn't want this happening to the wrong people), and create a master list of offenders.
Once a week, the entire community, PS3's and PC's are bent to the single task of disrupting, destroying and otherwise crushing every offender on the list. And just keep doing it.
I can tell you this much, I'd very quickly rebuild my old PC, and possibly buy a new PS3, just for the purpose of running that software full-time.
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Scarecrow
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:01:26 PM
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And the US government is still doing nothing. We probably need more wikileaks for them to start doing something.
50 years in prison to these no lives. Feed them garbage if you have to.
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:07:00 PM
They've been walking all over the US infrastructure for over a decade now, and we're pretty much powerless to stop it.
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:19:34 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:21:03 PM
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HigherSenses
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:02:40 PM
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So i guess we just wait and see what happens and hope they catch these guys and make an example out of them.
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Temjin001
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:03:47 PM
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I aware, doesnt it seem that if things don't get under control we could see a complete FCC/gov take over of the Internet? These idiots aren't winning anything by doing their stuff and in the end they'll have instigated a complete reboot of the system with a whole new set of regulations and laws for the sake of national security and the economy.
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:17:52 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:43:06 PM
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:19:24 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:35:35 PM
But anyway, sorry but you're being naive.
Do you really think that it "can't happen." Do you know how many systems of governance have had judges? Or a ruling body? Do you know how many rules were made by earlier civilizations with governing bodies that were not made with the intention of them being broken or changed?
I could list you many problems today that would cause the country's framers to roll in their graves.
Our country is young. And your "absolutes" are silly.
But I will not take the lure to debate politics with you Jawknee. First, its fruitless and second, my debate encounters with you in the past can only be described as trying to corner and catch a rodent with my hands.
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:57:07 PM
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Ludicrous_Liam
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:20:55 PM
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maxpontiac
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:26:47 PM
Jawknee did not insult you in any form the way your 3rd post indicated.
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Highlander
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:05:16 PM
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Where Sony has been near continually castigated over their supposed lax security (I say supposed because time after time allegations about elements of their security have been shown to be false); here SE get's hacked and the tone is very much anger against the hackers and annoyance at the hackers. very few people blasting SE over an apparent lack of security, very few saying it was all their fault.
No, with the PSN hack, it was apparently OK to blame Sony and make multiple false accusations about lax security. But SE get's hacked, and it's all righteous indignation against the hackers.
Double standard? I think perhaps more than a few people in the world owe Sony an apology.
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Mornelithe
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:10:31 PM
But, me aside, I definitely agree there's an entirely different tone here than with the PSN hack.
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Jawknee
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:20:10 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:54:49 PM
you just hit that dirty little nail right on it's head!!!!!
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MyWorstNightmar
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:38:22 PM
Sure, anyone can be hacked. Banks, FBI, happens all the time. Here is the thing. Sony thinks they can prevent hacking. I say that because if they didn't think they could prevent hacking, then they wouldn't put the PSN back online. So with that being the case, whatever they are doing now to make their system "fool proof", or "one step ahead of the hackers", if you will, then they should have done this ages ago.
I'm sure MS has been taking note of this whole thing and has been doubling their efforts to make sure this doesn't happen to them. I wish it would have happened to MS first, so if Sony was slacking in any way, it would have made Sony sit up and take notice, review all their security measures, and perhaps close any gaps in their systems.
But, it is what it is.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:27:19 PM
EDIT: Also Sony doesn't think they can prevent hacking. But they absolutely are one of few companies actually taking a stand against hackers and combatting back. I don't know much for what it takes to build a secure network and the differences on what they will have in place now compared to before, but I'm sure highlander can elaborate if he cares to do so. I'd actually like to know.
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robinhood2010
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:29:29 PM
The reason they have been hacked is the same for anyone else - the best hackers are obviously going to be criminals, because who can stop them?
I am sick and tired of people jumping on the 'Sony-bash' bandwagon.
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MyWorstNightmar
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:10:27 PM
Oops, you don't like analogies. ;)
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Excelsior1
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:12:18 PM
i agree with everything you said. for some reason sony seems to take a lot of the blame in the press. there were a lot wild stories flying around out there. i think many just took the headlines at face value and that shaped the opinion against sony. mr spatfords testmony to congress generated a lot of negative press.
plus people are just upset they can't go online. they look at sony and want some anwerrs or guidance. first it was reported it would be down 2 days. then, they had the press conference on sunday and said some online functions would be restored that week., the very next day tthey reported the soe breach, but did not change the timeline on restoration. all of last week at the bottom of homepage it said some services would be restored. obviously that did not happen. that seemed to upset many.
it's just a tough spot for sony for to be in, a no win scenario. public opinion is a weird thing. it's difficult to turn public opinion around once a negative impression of a company is made.
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MyWorstNightmar
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:26:53 PM
How do you know this? There are only a few companies taking a stand against hacking? How is Sony combatting back?
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:56:59 PM
Also it's obvious when I say one in a few I mean it more broad than that. But Sony is combatting hackers like GeoHotz who they took to court, that's a big step I believe to stop the piracy and jailbreaking of systems, that goes a long with any type of cyber hacking. Like any company should they will continue to pursue the hackers of the PSN as well. But when I say Sony is combatting I mean they are not afraid to stand up to them. Sony took huge hits from the majority of the hacker community taking GeoHotz to court, but that isn't stopping them. The overall jist I get is Sony won't be pushed around, while I feel like other companies resolve their issues internally then go on. I also believe in part that's why someone or some people went after Sony and hacked the PSN.
That is all I meant by that.
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:07:52 PM
"It's the first time we've experienced it in the games industry and I think we're failing in how we respond to it. Everyone who is attacking Sony right now is failing. We need to attack cyber-terrorists."
This is the stance I believe everyone should be taking. I feel like the majority of
Companies don't take this stance. I also feel the same when not related to the Sony issue but hackers on general. That's why I say I feel Sony is of the few, when combatting hackers.
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MyWorstNightmar
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:07:02 PM
This ish is gettin old ain't it? Ha, well I miss PSN!
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bigrailer19
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:39:41 AM
But yeah, I agree this whole thing is bringing the worst out in people, ha. Im subject to being sensitive to Sony on the matter and find myself in these little nit picks like this. It's all pointless though haha, because I completely understand where the other side is coming from. I just am a little more optimistic (not saying you aren't, by the way) about it. I miss PSN too, I really do!
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MyWorstNightmar
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 3:36:04 AM
I am in the camp that blames the hackers, but does not obsolve sony of all wrong doing. Since nothing can be gained from harping on the hackers, I have mainly discussed sonys involvement, actions, and responsibilities in all this mess. In the end, I wish for sony success, as I am in bed with them, thick and thin. And with any luck, I will see you on PSN soon!
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HigherSenses
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:13:35 PM
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Ive never been treated bad by Sony, in my opinion they have great customer support, Ive always gotten what I needed done from them whether it was a console repair, or a account reset.
It just takes time to rebuild everything from the ground up, you rush through you will overlook something, and then someone will eventually exploit it and its deja vu all over again.
That said, that still doesnt stop me from being annoyed about the whole thing. I love playing online with people in my free time at home.
I wonder if someone privatly funded these recent hackings.......
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gumbi
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:28:01 PM
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They try to justify their actions like some sort of noble cause but it's all the same thing. Arrogant narcissism. You think you're so smart because you broke into something someone was trying to protect. No, this does NOT make you a righteous super genius. It makes you an unethical degenerate of society.
I've been a software developer for the better part of a decade. I'm a code monkey and yes, if I had the ethical conscience of a common sewer rat I could hack into and steal things too. But I DON'T. For the exact same reason I don't break into peoples houses and steal their jewelery. Because it's WRONG!
All this BS about how it's for a greater good. Hackers are demonstrating the weaknesses in their victims security systems. GTFO! I'm not going to sneak into someones house and steal their stereo just to demonstrate that their home security isn't good enough. You're moral-less trash and you should all be drawn and quartered
Godamit...
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CrusaderForever
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:28:26 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:13:58 PM
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And while they're at it, at the very least, quadruple all their sentences & fines, so that these f*cking self-serving a$$hats never get to see the light of day again.
geoTheA-Hole got away almost scott-free by just getting one lil' ole touchy-feeley slap on his butt, when he should be in prison, getting his a$$ gang-hacked.
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BikerSaint
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:18:17 PM
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Naztycuts
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:59:00 PM
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All joking aside though I dpn't think this is going to get better anytime soon. A lot of these hackers are younger guys (I'm 25) that know way too much about computers. We all know how fads are when you are say, under 18 for sake of argument. I'm afraid hacking is becoming a trendy thing and we'll only see and hear and be effected by more of it each day.
Wow that reads like a doomsday rant sorry :P
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Athrin
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WorldEndsWithMe
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BikerSaint
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Deus Ex hack: "Game not at risk"
The group implicated in this week's Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites compromise has told Eurogamer that there is no risk of the game being leaked onto the internet.
On Wednesday hackers broke into Square Enix's official Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites and stole the personal data of "at least" 80,000 registered users.
Yesterday the Deus Ex website, user forum, and Eidos.com were unreachable. For a brief period on Wednesday the sites displayed a defacement banner that read "Owned by Chippy1337" along with several names and hacker handles of those supposedly responsible for the break-in.
According to logs lifted from the chatroom used by those responsible, the hackers are discussing whether to leak the "src", leading some to speculate that the source code of Deus Ex: Human Revolution itself could hit the internet before launch.
But "Venuism", who was name-checked in the image left on the website following the intrusion, told Eurogamer this morning that the "src" reference made in the chat logs refers to the Deus Ex website and not the game – and suggested the stolen information had already been leaked.
It had been suggested that the attack was conducted by a splinter cell of Anonymous, the group blamed by Sony for last month's devastating PlayStation Network compromise.
But Venuism, speaking for a group dissatisfied at being blamed for the hack, said it had nothing to do with Anonymous. He also insisted that he, along with others, are being "framed" by rival hackers.
"We are being blamed/framed because we share a history with some of the people responsible for this hack," he told Eurogamer.
You can read the rest of the story right here....
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-13-deus-ex-hack-game-not-at-risk
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Bloodysilence19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 4:23:58 PM
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HigherSenses
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 4:30:01 PM
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Excelsior1
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:16:03 PM
i honestly thought iit would be up this week. i would not be surprised if it went all the way to may 31st. maybe we will get some functions before then, but i'm prepared to ride it out.
it's so frustrating to watch this unfold and not being able to do anything about it. just sit back and watch sony take a beatdown. not very fun.
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Sancho
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:09:01 PM
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Its a shame I was banned from there for disputing about a drunk driver turning his nephew in for murder to get his dwi's off his record by using a video game case with a voice recorder in it. Otherwise I'd have to chime in and get banned for a 4th time.....
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frylock25
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:21:33 PM
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this is actually getting really old.
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gunblademaster
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:19:51 PM
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Naztycuts
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gunblademaster
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Jawknee
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Naztycuts
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:40:20 PM
@gunblade After hearing about a certain Gamestop employee and his unfortunate encounter with a tree... I don't think anyone wants to hack Ben.
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tlpn99
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:27:12 PM
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Sign of the times :( rough ride ahead for awhile I think.
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kraygen
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:35:53 PM
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We need some rogue government agent to hang some desecrated hacker corpse up on some monument in washington. It'd make me feel better.
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Scarecrow
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:32:20 PM
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Naztycuts
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BikerSaint
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:09:15 PM
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PlayStation 3
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has condemned the "cyber-terrorists" responsible for bringing down the PlayStation Network, calling on gamers to support not attack Sony as it works to restore services.
Speaking to Eurogamer this morning in London as part of a promotional tour for Duke Nuke Forever, Pitchford said: "Every one of us who plays games on PlayStation Network – and especially Sony – we're all victims of cyber-terrorism.
"We should all be rallying our support, hating the terrorists, wishing to dismantle that problem, because that could strike at any time and disrupt our fun and disrupt our way of life as gamers."
He argued that much of the ire so far, therefore, had been directed at the wrong target.
"It's freakin' terrible. [The hackers] are evil, they're criminal," he said. "We're all throwing darts at Sony – we should all give 'em hugs and help 'em out.
"It's the first time we've experienced it in the games industry and I think we're failing in how we respond to it. Everyone who is attacking Sony right now is failing. We need to attack cyber-terrorists."
More on the story here....
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-13-pitchford-hits-out-at-evil-psn-hackers
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bigrailer19
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:03:39 PM
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Highlander
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:05:12 PM
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FxTales
Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:59:57 PM
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It's been phrased earlier but why do to others things that you would not want done to you? Baffled is the word here.
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___________
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 8:24:36 AM
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AnonWTF
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gray_eagle
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 7:02:51 PM
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http://krebsonsecurity.com:80/2011/05/anonymous-splinter-group-implicated-in-game-company-hack/#more-9634
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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 7:29:57 PM
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No joke, seriously.....According to Sony, Playstation, JakesPlacePS, Brink, Insomniac, & other developers......
some parts of the PSN are up now, & they'll be going region by region.
Check it all out on the Playstation blog right now
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BikerSaint
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 7:55:01 PM
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Square Enix Wants More Original IPs
Company aims to double IPs with two original IPs from Tokyo and three from international divisions.
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/05/13/square_enix_more_ips/
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robinhood2010
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Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:23:51 PM
Hackers who think it is their right to commit these acts is suffering from serious delusions of grandeur, and need to be apprehended.