A 10-year-old California hacker just figured out what a bunch of developers apparently couldn't: How to hack various mobile phone and tablet based games by simply fiddling with the clock. And she just told all at the first annual <a href="http://www.defconkids.org/">DefCon Kids</a> hacker conference—a subset of <a href="http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-19/dc-19-index.html">DEFCON</a>, the self-identified "world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference"—which wrapped yesterday in Las Vegas.
Matt Peckham |
08 Aug |
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The PlayStation Network wasn't hacked so much as threatened yesterday when a password exploit accessible through its PSN web page login page came to light, claims Sony.
Matt Peckham |
19 May |
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Now that the PlayStation Network’s back, Sony’s trotting out something it's calling a "PlayStation Network and Qriocity Customer Appreciation Program," prompting cries of "too much" or "too little" in certain press channels.
Matt Peckham |
18 May |
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Not quite out of the frying pan, but into the fire anyway: Sony just acknowledged another network breach related to the first one.
Matt Peckham |
03 May |
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Sony Japan’s explanation for the PSN’s takedown yesterday didn’t tell us much, but -- nearly a week and a half on -- at least the company apologized. Sony’s deputy president Kazuo Hirai took the stage, bent forward as if to touch his toes in a deep and held bow, then apologized “for the great anxiety and inconvenience” caused by the ongoing PSN and Qriocity outages.
Matt Peckham |
02 May |
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