Cybercriminals have been distributing malware via Steam for a year, tens of thousands affected

The attack reportedly abused Wallpaper Engine's "Application Wallpaper" executable, which runs as a standalone Windows program and can include community-developed games, planners, calendars, system ...

Hackers are using Steam Workshop and Wallpaper Engine to spread malware and steal accounts

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky found hackers were including malware in packages for Wallpaper Engine, downloadable from ...
Hosted on MSN

Insane Blade Ball hacker game in Roblox

A wild Blade Ball match in Roblox with hacker moments, fast reactions, and unexpected gameplay that makes every round intense and entertaining. #Roblox #BladeBall #RobloxGaming Clarence Thomas laments ...
Ars Technica

Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California

A bill focused on maintaining long-term playable access to online games has passed out of the California Assembly’s appropriations committee, setting up a floor vote by the full legislative body. The ...
The New York Times

‘Life Hack’ Review: A Heist That Never Leaves the Screen

A group of teenagers seem to be targeting a cryptocurrency billionaire out of boredom, but they have a more sympathetic motive in this hacker film. By Chris Azzopardi When you purchase a ticket for an ...
CNET

Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions

A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's service. Now the House Homeland Security Committee is getting involved. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering ...
TweakTown

Playground Games confirms Forza Horizon 6 hack came from the inside

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A 155 GB unencrypted build of Forza Horizon 6 was leaked online before its scheduled release, and Playground Games has ...
Gizmodo

Canvas Got Hacked During Finals Week and Students Are Freaking Out

School-related nightmares are something of a universal experience across cultures and generations. Who among us hasn’t experienced a stressful dream where we’re suddenly thrust back into high school ...
Bleeping Computer

ScarCruft hackers push BirdCall Android malware via game platform

The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain attack through a video game platform. While BirdCall is a known backdoor for ...
Engadget

Undead co-op shooters, gorgeous hack-and-slash action and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, if you're looking for something new to play this weekend, we've got several games that are worthy of your attention.
Android Authority

Forget the Steam Machine: This hack will let you play Steam games on PS5

An open source project called ps5-linux will allow you to run Steam on your PS5. The project works by exploiting a patched hypervisor vulnerability in the system. It only works on the original PS5 ...