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Infamous LulzSec hacking group leader Sabu has been cooperating with the FBI for several months as part of an investigation that has resulted in a number of arrests both sides of the Atlantic. Sabuwas unmaskedas 28-year-old unemployed New Yorker hector Xavier Monsegur and reports have suggested that he has been …

Humiliated iBot creators to pay damages and attorney fees in upcoming order

GAME’s websites have not been attacked by hackers, the Group have told MCV. Softpedia reported that customer information including email addresses and passwords were obtained from the company’s website and posted on the internet. But GAME have revealed that there has been no hacking of its systems whatsoever, and the …

UPDATE: No we haven’t, says retail giant. Reports have suggested that leading UK specialist retailer GAME has had its online security breached in the latest attack by hackers. Customer information, including email addresses and passwords (stored as plain text) were obtained from the company’s website and posted on the internet, …

For the second time this year Microsoft has been forced to issue a statement insisting that Xbox Live is safe. The claims relate to allegations from US gamer Jason Coutee that a workaround exists that allows people to obtain a user ID confirmation from Xbox Live and then an unlimited …

There has been no breach to the security of our Xbox Live service.” That’s the simple message from Microsoft today in response to fresh claims last week about security problems with its online content network. And, as it did last year in response to a story in UK newspaper The …

Cease and desist warnings sent to iPhone hacking resource, report claims

Three of gaming’s biggest companies have withdrawn support for America’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). EA, Nintendo and Sony had all previously backed the movement but their names have since disappeared from the official list of corporate supporters. The move comes as hacker group Anonymous released a video threatening to …

Free members from North America and Japan affected; 'No possibility' of stolen credit card information

Just a few months ago it was the bane of many publishers’ existence, but now hacking collective Anonymous has set out on morally positive venture. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks on 40 websites that are being used to share indecent images of children. Furthermore, Anonymous has already published …