Hacks

Wireless earbuds and speakers from popular brands, including Sony, JBL, Xiaomi, and Google, are at risk of being hacked due to vulnerabilities in Google's Fast Pair quick-connect protocol. Researchers demonstrated how an attacker within a 15-meter radius can connect to a victim's device in seconds, gaining control of the microphone for eavesdropping or even initiating location tracking.

Just hours after launching in early access, the RPG sandbox Hytale was “cracked” and leaked online. Users quickly noticed that the game seemed to have been released without any real anti-piracy protection.

78.5 million files from Discord could be put up for sale online. The archives contain text and voice messages, activity logs, and information about servers.

A fresh repack of the cracked Dead Space Remake — fully stripped of Denuvo protection — has hit torrent sites, courtesy of notorious cracker voices38. He claims this version irons out all the bugs that plagued the earlier crack.

A massive Instagram user data leak has surfaced online — according to Malwarebytes, roughly 17.5 million accounts information was compromised. The incident is raising serious cybersecurity alarms due to phishing and account takeover risks.

Reports have surfaced online about a possible leak of the PlayStation 5’s ROM keys, potentially paving the way for deeper, hardware-level exploits of the console. According to The Cybersec Guru, this is an extremely serious vulnerability that Sony allegedly cannot fix through software updates.

Hackers have successfully cracked two more Denuvo-protected PC titles. An enthusiast going by the handle voices38 has leaked the football simulator FIFA 22 online, while hacker 0xZeOn managed to bypass the protection in the horror hit Dead Space Remake.

Over the past couple of days, the gaming community has been buzzing about a supposed hacker attack on Ubisoft and the Rainbow Six Siege servers. However, sources familiar with the situation say the panic around the company has been clearly overblown. According to journalist and insider Tom Henderson, the hacker attack did not cause significant damage.

The story surrounding a major cyberattack on Ubisoft and the breach of Rainbow Six Siege continues to gain new details. According to unconfirmed reports, hackers may have gained access to roughly 900 GB of the company’s internal data, including source code, internal tools, and development materials for both upcoming and long-released games.

Recently, a new notable figure has emerged in the Denuvo cracking scene — Voices38. This time, the hacker successfully cracked Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2023), which was protected by the Denuvo anti-piracy system.

Players of Rainbow Six Siege have reported a possible hacking of game servers. Millions of premium currencies appeared on the accounts of many users, and some even received rare skins.

The Escape From Tarkov community is facing an emergency situation, as players are reporting mysterious account resets that completely erase all progress — including levels, quests, and rare loot. The wave of wipes struck during the Christmas holidays and hit streamers especially hard.

Trust Wallet users have been hit by a large-scale phishing attack via the browser extension, resulting in lost funds. The project's owner, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has promised full compensation to all affected users while the team investigates the cause of the breach.

The MKDEV hacker group has cracked yet another Persona title on PC. Following their recent bypass of Persona 5 Royal's protection, they've now leaked the Steam version of Persona 4 Golden online.

For over six months, a threat posing as a useful WhatsApp library spread undetected. It not only stole messages and contacts but also provided attackers with persistent, invisible access to accounts. Uninstalling the extension did not stop this access, forcing users to manually remove the device in the messenger's settings.

The activist team was able to download 86 million tracks from Spotify. This 300 TB archive is planned to be distributed for free via torrents. The administration of the music service has already issued a statement, according to Billboard.

The hacker known as voices38 continues to make headlines for cracking PC games protected by Denuvo. After recently bypassing the DRM in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game — Complete Edition, they have now successfully cracked F1 2021.

The hacking group MKDEV, known for bypassing FIFA 23's protection in 2023, has announced they've cracked the PC version of Persona 5 Royal. The game was previously protected by Denuvo.

Researchers at Stanford conducted an unusual experiment, releasing a specially trained AI bot to hunt for vulnerabilities in their own university's network. In a competition with live cybersecurity specialists, the artificial intelligence showed an unexpected result, demonstrating both new possibilities and the old problems of automated analysis.

The hacker voices38 has successfully cracked and leaked the PC version of the 2021 pixel art beat 'em up, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game — Complete Edition, which was protected by Denuvo.