On Sunday, the world of video games was shaken by a hacking and cheating scandal. During a competitive esports tournament of Apex Legends, a free-to-play shooter video game […]
Hackers cause EA to postpone Apex Legends pro gamer tournament
Apex Legends pro gamers were targeted by hackers, resulting in the North American tournament finals being postponed.
Esports league postponed after players hacked midgame
On Sunday, two competitive esports players appeared to get hacked during a live streamed game, prompting the organizers to postpone the tournament. Players were competing in the Apex […]
Apex Legends Tournament Postponed After Players Hacked Mid-Game
A big Apex Legends tournament came to an abrupt end after a handful of pro players were hacked during one of the final matches of the competition. Developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA have yet to comment on the situation, leaving folks frustrated with the state of the game and its anti-cheat tech.
Fortnite Devs Confirm That Ransomware Hack Was Complete BS
Last week, reports broke that Fortnite maker Epic Games had allegedly been the victim of a hack, with a supposed ransomware group claiming it had snagged 200 gigabytes of internal data. Almost immediately, however, Epic announced that it had no evidence any such hack had taken place. Now, it turns out that the supposed…
Vice City Running On An Internet Router
Doom isn’t the only game getting ported to devices that were never intended to run a video game. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar Games’ massively popular open-world crime game released in 2002, is also getting in on the fun. Thanks to a skilled tinkerer, the classic game is now playable on a router with a few…
‘Problemista’ review: This funky New York fairytale is an instant comedy classic
Tilda Swinton and Julio Torres make magic together as misfits in “Problemista.” Review.
Reddit downplays risks of developer backlash, decentralized social media in its IPO filing
Reddit’s long-awaited IPO is nearing, promising to be the largest social media IPO since Pinterest. But in the company’s S-1 filing, Reddit fails to fully address the complications […]
Spyware leak offers ‘first-of-its-kind’ look inside Chinese government hacking efforts
Over the weekend, someone posted a cache of files and documents apparently stolen from the Chinese government hacking contractor, I-Soon. This leak gives cybersecurity researchers and rival governments […]
Six things we learned from the LockBit takedown
A sweeping law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency this week took down LockBit, the notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang that has for years wreaked havoc […]