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News Wrap: Nintendo Account Hacks, Apple Zero Days, NFL Security
2020-04-24 17:11

It started a couple days ago when a number of researchers and I'm probably gonna mispronounce the name of the security firm, ZecOps or something along those lines -I can never pronounce these names - But anyways, they found two zero days, or what they claimed are two zero days that are very, very troubling when described. Tom: Yeah, well, you know, Apple has gotten some support from the research community.

Nintendo Confirms Breach of 160,000 Accounts
2020-04-24 13:55

Nintendo said over 160,000 accounts have been hacked, due to attackers abusing a legacy login system. According to the complaints, aired out on Twitter and Reddit, unauthorized actors were logging into victims' accounts and abusing the payment cards connected to the accounts to buy digital goods on Nintendo's online stores, such as V-Bucks, in-game currency used in Fortnite.

California Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Nintendo
2020-02-04 18:33

A 21-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking gaming company Nintendo over three years to access servers and steal confidential data, including details on hardware, games and developer tools, according to the U.S. Justice Department. In 2017, FBI agents confronted Hernandez at his parents' home, and he agreed to stop hacking Nintendo in exchange for federal authorities not pressing charges, according to court documents.

Hacker Who Hit Microsoft and Nintendo: Suspended Sentence
2019-04-02 12:18

Security Researcher Who Targeted Microsoft With Malware Also Breached VTechSecurity researcher Zammis Clark, who pleaded guilty to hacking Microsoft - with an accomplice - and later Nintendo, as...

Hilarious! Paid Jailbreak for Nintendo Switches Includes Anti-Piracy Code
2018-06-28 15:48

It's hilarious that pirates are using anti-piracy measures to protect its own paid software that helps others to run pirated games on Nintendo Switches. Hacking group Team Xecuter—the developers...

Nintendo Switch hackers show hacking for mischief is alive and well
2018-06-25 12:23

Think today's hackers are only motivated by money? Think again. In the gaming world, there's plenty of hacks-for-lulz on display.

Exploit Targets Nvidia Tegra-Based Nintendo Systems
2018-04-24 19:40

Researchers have found an exploit in Nvidia Tegra X1-based systems that they say cannot be patched.

"Unpatchable" Nintendo Switch exploit is perfect example of the importance of firmware security
2018-04-24 15:57

The exploit, which affects all Nvidia Tegra X1 systems, allows arbitrary code execution at the bootROM level.

Nintendo Switches Hacked to Run Linux—Unpatchable Exploit Released
2018-04-24 12:48

Two separate teams of security researchers have published working proof-of-concept exploits for an unpatchable vulnerability in Nvidia's Tegra line of embedded processors that comes on all...

Unpatchable flaw found in Nvidia Tegra chipsets. Perfect for hacking Nintendo Switches, BTW
2018-04-23 21:17

Researcher reveals demo USB attack code, full release in June Security researcher Kate Temkin has released proof-of-concept code to launch an exploit chain called Fusée Gelée, which relies on an...