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Apple TV Hacked to Run iOS Apps [Video]

An enterprising hacker has managed to coax the $99 Apple TV set-top box into running full screen iOS apps. Steve Troughton-Smith's hack lets users run iPhone and iPad apps on a big-screen TV at an eye-massagingly lovely 720p ... continue

RIFT database hacked, some personal information accessed

In this year alone, we've seen the databases of Sony, Bethesda, Epic, Square Enix, and many more get hacked. For awhile it looked as if all the hacking had started to die down, but now developer Trion ... continue

‘Should I Change My Password’ Tells You If You’ve Recently Been Hacked

Each day, a new spate of hacks seems to be part of every tech news feed. Sites where you comment, gaming sites- breaches have been occurring all over the place lately, and most people don't really adhere to ... continue

18,000 BioWare Accounts Compromised in Latest Hack

Another day, another gaming company under attack by hackers. BioWare, the makers of Mass Effect, Dragon Age and The Old Republic, announced by way on their forums earlier this morning that upwards of 18,000 BioWare have been ... continue

EVE Online, Minecraft, League of Legends Hit By Hackers

Hacking group LulzSec, the group responsible for the recent attacks on Epic Games, Codemasters and Bethesda, have hit EVE Online, Minecraft and League of Legends today. All three services were the target of distributed denial of service attacks ... continue

Bethesda Confirms Personal Data Stolen In Hack

Bethesda has joined the ever-growing ranks of gaming companies to be hacked. According to a post over on the Bethesda Blog, hackers attempted to gain access to Bethesda's websites over the weekend. No financial data was taken in ... continue

Codemasters’ Site Hacked, Personal Data Possibly Taken

Codemasters sent out an email to customers today confirming that their website was hacked Friday, June 3 and that personal data may have been taken. According to the email, Codemasters believes that the hacker(s) had access to personal ... continue

Happy Urinal

I officially take back every statement of penis envy I have ever made, every desire to pee neatly standing up, and every complaint about long lines at the ladies' room. This is a nightmare. [via] continue

New PlayStation Network password system already hacked

So the PlayStation Network is back, and Sony has forced every PSN user to change their password. Crisis over, right? Er, maybe not. Just as I assumed I wouldn't have to write another depressing PSN hack story ever ... continue

It lives!: PlayStation Network back online

Yes, it's true: Sony has finally got the PlayStation Network back on its feet, almost a month after a security breach forced the company to pull the plug. Any users signing in now will be asked to ... continue

[VIDEO] I don’t get it: Hacker combines Kinect and PS3

Helping blind people find their way. Controlling robots. Creating a self-aware videogame controller. I can understand why people make many Kinect hacks (okay, not that last one). But hacking Kinect so that it works on PS3? Errr. To be ... continue

Kinect hack designed to help blind people navigate

Kinect: it's not just for triggering nuclear armageddon! Aaaaand I just found Kinect's new slogan. Anyway, a pair of grad students at the University of Konstanz in Germany have developed a clever-clogs hack for Kinect that can help ... continue

[VIDEO] Man hacks Kinect to be self-aware

Don't worry folks, it's only a parody. Still ... the inevitable final destination of all Kinect hacks? See also: [VIDEO] Microsoft's Kinect already hacked, robot war imminent [CollegeHumor, via Joystiq] continue

Sony kicking all PS3 hackers off PlayStation Network

Sony has warned any PlayStation 3 owners running "unauthorised or pirated software" on their system that they'll be banned from using PlayStation Network or digital streaming service Qriocity. As in, banned for good. The PS3 was hacked at ... continue

Nintendo: Game piracy has had its heyday

Because hackers won't already be tempted enough to crack the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo has gone on record as claiming the 'heyday of piracy' is over. The company has also said the 3DS is 'probably one of our ... continue

Teenager takes down Call of Duty online mode, cops called in

A 17-year-old kid from Manchester in the United Kingdom single-handedly brought down the online mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops, one of the world's most popular games. It's sort of like a modern David vs. Goliath ... continue

[VIDEO] Man hacks Nintendo classic to propose marriage

I've seen games hacked with marriage proposals before, but this example featuring Matt and Liz is particularly wonderful because: 1. Matt films Liz's reaction for us all to gawk at. 2. Said reaction is priceless. 3. DUDE IT'S FREAKING EARTHBOUND. Seriously, ... continue