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Call of Duty Mobile scam uses fake free points giveaway to hijack players’ accounts

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Call of Duty Mobile scam uses fake free points giveaway to hijack players’ accounts 2026-07-28 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic Call of Duty Mobile players should watch out for a phishing campaign disguised as a free Call of Duty Points giveaway, Malwarebytes researchers have warned. Victims are asked to log in with their email address […]

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Malware attacks strip Roblox developers of entire games

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Malware attacks strip Roblox developers of entire games 2026-06-18 at 15:41 By Sinisa Markovic Hackers who once focused on stealing valuable Roblox items are now taking over entire games. Although Roblox operates the service, users can create and publish their own games on it. Successful games can generate substantial revenue through in-game purchases. Some developers

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Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems

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Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems 2026-06-03 at 20:20 By Sinisa Markovic A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and files through a web-based dashboard, McAfee researchers found. Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011,

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64,000 accounts exposed in breach of GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu

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64,000 accounts exposed in breach of GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu 2026-06-02 at 16:40 By Sinisa Markovic Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike 2, has been added to the Have I Been Pwned database following a data breach that exposed tens of thousands of user records. The incident

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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China

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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts traditional card and board games for a community that

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Rockstar Games receives “pay or leak” warning after cyberattack

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Rockstar Games receives “pay or leak” warning after cyberattack 2026-04-13 at 15:44 By Anamarija Pogorelec Rockstar Games, the developer behind titles such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, has confirmed a cyberattack claimed by hacking group ShinyHunters, which says it accessed the company’s Snowflake environment and obtained data. The attackers exploited Anodot, a

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games. From theory

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DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry

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DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry 2025-10-27 at 08:46 By Sinisa Markovic When the pandemic kept people at home in 2020, millions turned to games for an escape. The surge turned every console, PC, and phone into part of a vast online network. More players meant more logins, payments, and personal

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How gaming experience can help with a cybersecurity career

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How gaming experience can help with a cybersecurity career 2025-09-03 at 08:41 By Sinisa Markovic Many people might not think that playing video games could help build a career in cybersecurity. Yet the skills gained through gaming, even if they don’t seem relevant at first, can be useful in the field. An overlooked pool of

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Evasive Node.js loader masquerading as game hack

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Evasive Node.js loader masquerading as game hack 2024-12-16 at 15:03 By Zeljka Zorz Malware peddlers are using NodeLoader, a loader written in Node.js, to foil security solutions and deliver infostealers and cryptominers to gamers. The malicious links in YouTube comments (Source: Zscaler ThreatLabz) Attackers leveraging the Node.js loader In this latest malware delivery campaign, the

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Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection

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Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection 2024-10-29 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, security researchers Specter and ChendoChap discuss gaming consoles’ unique security model, highlighting how it differs from other consumer devices. They also share their thoughts on how advancements in console security could shape future consumer

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Code alterations more prevalent in Android apps than iOS

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Code alterations more prevalent in Android apps than iOS 22/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 57% of all monitored apps are under attack, with gaming (63%) and FinServ (62%) apps facing the highest risk, according to Digital.ai. The study found no correlation between an app’s popularity and likelihood of being attacked but found Android

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