SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code
It seems the marketing team behind Dante’s Inferno hasn’t burnt out yet, with several ASCII art campaigns popping up in the source code for several popular websites. All direct to the same Dante’s Inferno site.
The first image (above) appeared in digg’s code, as noted by brentcsutoras, and other sites like IGN, GameSpot and Kotaku also had their source code altered to display Dante-related images. It’s one of the cuter, somewhat classier approaches to this title’s marketing, and that makes it oddly noteworthy.
If you’re wondering why there’s nothing in our source code (we’re checking now just to make sure) … we don’t let anyone touch that. We consider it to be at least third base and you really have to get to know Joystiq before it’s prepared to take the relationship to that level.
Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code
It seems the marketing team behind Dante’s Inferno hasn’t burnt out yet, with several ASCII art campaigns popping up in the source code for several popular websites. All direct to the same Dante’s Inferno site.
The first image (above) appeared in digg’s code, as noted by brentcsutoras, and other sites like IGN, GameSpot and Kotaku also had their source code altered to display Dante-related images. It’s one of the cuter, somewhat classier approaches to this title’s marketing, and that makes it oddly noteworthy.
If you’re wondering why there’s nothing in our source code (we’re checking now just to make sure) … we don’t let anyone touch that. We consider it to be at least third base and you really have to get to know Joystiq before it’s prepared to take the relationship to that level.
Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code
It seems the marketing team behind Dante’s Inferno hasn’t burnt out yet, with several ASCII art campaigns popping up in the source code for several popular websites. All direct to the same Dante’s Inferno site.
The first image (above) appeared in digg’s code, as noted by brentcsutoras, and other sites like IGN, GameSpot and Kotaku also had their source code altered to display Dante-related images. It’s one of the cuter, somewhat classier approaches to this title’s marketing, and that makes it oddly noteworthy.
If you’re wondering why there’s nothing in our source code (we’re checking now just to make sure) … we don’t let anyone touch that. We consider it to be at least third base and you really have to get to know Joystiq before it’s prepared to take the relationship to that level.
Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code
It seems the marketing team behind Dante’s Inferno hasn’t burnt out yet, with several ASCII art campaigns popping up in the source code for several popular websites. All direct to the same Dante’s Inferno site.
The first image (above) appeared in digg’s code, as noted by brentcsutoras, and other sites like IGN, GameSpot and Kotaku also had their source code altered to display Dante-related images. It’s one of the cuter, somewhat classier approaches to this title’s marketing, and that makes it oddly noteworthy.
If you’re wondering why there’s nothing in our source code (we’re checking now just to make sure) … we don’t let anyone touch that. We consider it to be at least third base and you really have to get to know Joystiq before it’s prepared to take the relationship to that level.
Hellacious marketing: Dante’s Inferno is in the code originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Scurge of MMO Account Hacking
As MMOs increase in popularity, an alarming number of people are having their accounts hacked on a daily basis. The problem has become so epidemic that its overall weight is dragging down respective customer support centers as they attempt to placate irate and confused customers. In some cases, it can take weeks to retrieve your character and if you’re lucky, you may get your items back.
Now, the vast majority of these problems could be avoided if gamers used their heads, but with the increased casual appeal of your typical MMO, we’re finding more players who simply don’t know better until it’s too late. It’s a hell of a way to learn. How are hackers getting account information? A variety of ways:
1. You get an email that looks like it’s from the Customer Service department of the MMO in question, asking you to update account information. You click the supplied link and are taken to a site that looks legit. Unfortunately, it isn’t…and you have just supplied all relevant account information to a hacker.
I get these emails on a daily basis. Here’s what one looks like (DO NOT CLICK THE LINKS!):
Blizzard Entertainment -> Legal -> Terms of Use
A 3-hour probationary suspension is pending on this account, awaiting confirmation from a specialist. A final warning has been issued. The investigation will be continued by the Account Administration team to determine the any further suspensions. If the account in question is found in violation of the EULA and Terms of Use, further action will be taken. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.
Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.
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** We request that you verify your legitimate ownership of the account here:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/login/login/
Blizzard staff will verify your account information submitted in two days, please do not modify your account information during this time . It will not affect your game uptime.
1.) WHY DID THIS HAPPEN AND HOW CAN I STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?
which state that your Password is to be kept confidential at all times and you are solely responsible for the security of your Password. You may not disclose your Password to anyone, or allow your Password to be used by anyone other than yourself and/or your one (1) minor child. This includes, but is not limited to, compensated third parties accessing the account to advance characters in any way.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Password, and you will be responsible for all uses of your Password, whether or not authorized by you. Also, note that the security of the Account is your responsibility. Furthermore, Blizzard Entertainment does not recognize the transfer of Accounts, and any authorized transfer of the World of Warcraft software (as set forth on the worldofwarcraft.com website) will result in the permanent deletion of the Account attached to that software. You may not offer any Account for sale or trade, and any such offer is a violation of this Agreement and may result in suspension or termination of the Account.
To help ensure that no viruses are present that may threaten your account, please regularly scan all computer systems that you use to remove all viruses, including Trojan files, spy-ware and key loggers. You can find links to scanners in our article about computer and Internet security tips at http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=msi0504p. Also be sure to change your account password regularly at
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account.
2.) I SENT MY SUBMISSION, NOW WHAT?
We will contact you again once your submission is received and processed. If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of sending your submission, please resend it and notify us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/?id=eSupport000. If you send your submission by postal mail, please allow time for delivery. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience.
Only Account Administration is able to assist with account retrieval issues. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/.com
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter, and your continued interest in World of Warcraft.
Sincerely,
Amanda
When you receive an email with a link, hover your mouse over the link and analyze the URL that appears in your browser. Chances are extremely high the URL points to a shady site, a site that is named in such a way that it fools you into thinking it’s legitimate.
Wireless PS3 visual transmitter allows for Modern Warfare 2 on the go
Though it’s certainly not the sleekest handheld device we’ve ever seen — in fact, it might be in the running for the unsleekest device ever created — the latest project from a modder, nicknamed Techknott, boasts some pretty impressive capabilities. Basically, the handheld sends control signals to a PS3, which transmits video signals back to the device, allowing for nomadic sessions of Modern Warfare 2 (or any other PS3 game), as seen in the video after the jump.
According to the modder’s post on BenHeck.com, the device will soon be available for purchase. It certainly looks neat, but we’re not sure the clunky controls will help you set any Spec Ops world records. Seriously, this guy’s time on The Pit is garbage.
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Wireless PS3 visual transmitter allows for Modern Warfare 2 on the go originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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