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Xbox Live is one of those services that usually offers top-notch support when technical matters arise, and with an increase in hacking, cheating and piracy on its systems lately, the support staff has had its hands absolutely full.
Of course, not every case can end in victory, and every now and then, a subscriber is unjustly banned or warned. But this tale of fraudulent ... [»]
Have you found yourself banned in Battlefield 3 through no fault of your own? Have you pleaded innocence, only to have others peer down on you with a knowing “yeah….sure!” look of derision? I mean, most Battlefield 3 servers use the tried and tested Punkbuster to stop cheaters and hackers, right? Don’t worry; we believe you. According to Kotaku, a group of Punkbuster-hating hackers have managed to ... [»]
Xbox Live is down! Don’t panic – yet. Microsoft is aware of the problem and is getting it fixed as we speak.
The big question though, is WHY is it down? Could it be nefarious hackers, responsible for PSN’s fall, back at work?Here’s what the Xbox.com support page has to say :
Users may experience difficulties with the following services:Signing into Xbox LIVE from an ... [»]
Some big news hit the Internet this weekend when it was revealed that Spanish police swooped in and arrested 3 people for the recent hacking of Sony’s network.Gamers around the world cheered that they had caught the people responsible for the demise of the PSN ... [»]
Been on to Xbox Live Marketplace recently? Well if you have, you would probably have noticed that while the content boxes are there, the content isn't. According to Eurogamer, the categories are blank and selecting one does nothing.Eurogamer reached out to Microsoft for comment, but they were "unavailable" at the time. Now they have sent feed back and it is not looking good. Could this be another attack? ... [»]
The new “Spring†Dashboard update has started rolling out, and will soon be mandatory for all connected consoles. As we told you earlier, the update doesn’t add very much – just support for a new disc format and Paypal support.One thing it apparently does do – as we speculated – is give Xbox 360 pirates a hard time.According to the seedy underside of the ... [»]
After nearly a whole month of hacker-induced downtime, Sony’s PSN and its associated services are finally back online. After a staggered rollout in North America, Sony confirmed that service would resume for those in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America. South African access to PSN should, likewise, be restored by now.The company’s also insisted users change their compromised passwords, something made mandatory by the ... [»]
With the upcoming Deus Ex:Human Revolution’s focus on hacking, I’d have thought that reports of its site being hacked would be, like its Sarif industries commercials, a delightful PR stunt. Imagine my surprise to discover that no, it was a genuine hack – and its perpetrators could be ... [»]
We may not be the world’s biggest fans of infamous hacker Geohot, but at least the guy’s good on his word. He promised that any of the money gamers gave to him for the legal expenses in his much publicised battle with Sony would be donated to the EFF, the non-profit organisation that champions free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights; ... [»]
We told you yesterday of the internet hive-mind blanket group Anonymous’ plans to take down Sony, retribution they say for the company’s part in bringing down the law on PlayStation 3 hackers Geohot and Graf_Chokolo.Last night, the PlayStation 3’s online portal, PSN, and a host of other PlayStation related websites went down, or were brought to a crawling speeds. Are they related?"PSN currently undergoing sporadic maintenance. Access to ... [»]
One of the funnier moments from the press launch I attended last night was when Slightly Mad Studios own Stephen Viljoen had to explain to us all why we weren’t watching a Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Gallardo burning up the track.No instead we were stuck with a bright Red Golf GTI ... [»]
Geohot released the root keys for the PS3, hacking it wide open. At the time, hackers were convinced that the PS3 was pretty much screwed, and that nothing Sony could do would secure the system again.It looks like they were wrong.Today’s new firmware update, 3.60 not only adds acloud-based storage, but adds a whole new layer of security that should lock out pirates and hackers – quite possibly forever. One of the biggest players in the PS3 ... [»]
During this week, a website surfaced that was offering people free Microsoft Points. Those sort of websites are a dime a dozen, except this one was really offering free, completely illegal MS Points. Needless to say, Microsoft dispatched jetpack lawyers with lightsabers and terrifying legalese to deal with the problem.The website is now dead. ... [»]
You’d imagine, with Sony’s recent banhammer swinging that they’d finally gotten the upper hand on hackers and pirates. Well, that’s not the case – and the perpetual cat and mouse game between Sony and PS3 ... [»]
It seems that initial reports of the PS3’s firmware 3.56 being hacked were, like a teenage boy’s first time, just a little premature. According to some of the more experienced members of the PS3 hacking scene, Sony may have added more protection than originally anticipated.Remember back a few years to the Sony BMG rootkit scandal? Concerned over music piracy, Sony included ... [»]
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