Subnautica 2 is on the horizon, thus attracting scammers. Devs warn and advise „how to survive”
Fans of the survival game Subnautica 2 must beware of fake links on Steam. The developers have reported that some players are receiving false invitations to playtests.
video games
February 12, 2025
Steam Takes on Games Faking Helldivers 2, Palworld, and Other Hits
The success of Helldivers 2 and Palworld has been exploited by dishonest developers who have tried to sell their games as these and other well-known productions.
video games
March 3, 2024
The Day Before Devs Close Up Shop Because the Game Flopped Hard
Fntastic has declared bankruptcy, claiming it doesn't have the funds to continue operations because The Day Before is a flop.
video games
December 11, 2023
AI-assisted Fraud Becomes Simple; Special Chatbot Aims to Make Crimes Easier
An AI bot called FraudGPT has appeared on the web to assist fraudsters in committing crimes. Interestingly, the bot is quite popular.
hardware & software
July 30, 2023
Spam s in Diablo 4 Get Out of Hand, Players are Certain
Many Diablo 4 players are receiving spam with friend invitations that the sale of in-game items. Fans expect Blizzard to respond quickly and decisively.
video games
July 10, 2023
Beta That Doesn't Exist; Pirate Strategy Game Devs Warn
The developers of Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew have fallen prey to scammers. Cybercriminals are sending fake emails to players promising them participation in non-existent beta tests of the game.
video games
May 9, 2023
Fake Reviews, Influencers and Toxic Marketing Examined
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to tighten regulations on posting fake positive reviews online to sell products or services, including video games.
video games
May 24, 2022
Valorant Cheats Will Steal Your s
Security analysts have detected a -stealing program in cheats for Valorant. Scammers exploit players willing to cheat in games by placing malware in the file.
hardware & software
March 14, 2022
Over 50% of Bitcoin Transactions on Steam Were Suspicious
Gabe Newell explained why Valve abandoned bitcoin payments. It turns out that more than half of such transactions on Steam were linked to some kind of fraud.
video games
February 27, 2022
Blockverse - Minecraft's NFT Project Turned Out to be Scam
Blockverse, Minecraft's NFT-powered PvP server turned out to be a huge scam. The creators first sold tokens for $1.2 million and then vanished along with the money.
video games
January 30, 2022
Hackers Steal From Hackers - Ransomware Contains Backdoors for Seizing Money
Cybercriminals seem to see no obstacles to stealing from the likes of themselves. Hackers who buy ransomware complain about the backdoors installed in it.
hardware & software
October 4, 2021
11 Bit Studios Reacts to Frostpunk 2 Preorder Scam and Warns Players
A pre-order for Frostpunk 2 appeared on one of the websites, but the creators at 11 bit studios strongly denied having anything to do with it and warned against the possibility of fraud.
video games
August 19, 2021
Increasing Numers of Young People Fall to Online Scams
Older people active on the Internet are considered to be particularly vulnerable to online scammers. However, it turns out that also teenagers are not very prudent in this matter.
hardware & software
August 12, 2021
Premature Joy at the Return of Fallout Devs - Fans Got Cheated on Twitter
The return of classic Fallout, MDK and many other iconic series is nigh? Such was the happy future heralded by the supposed return of Interplay Entertainment. Unfortunately, the actual future quickly verified these promises.
video games
July 28, 2021
$10 Million Stolen by Microsoft Employee by Reselling Xbox Gift Cards
A Microsoft employee caused the company a $10 million loss by illegally reselling Xbox gift cards. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.
hardware & software
July 2, 2021
Radeon RX 580 Recall Frauds Reported in China
Chinese retailers have started scamming customers for AMD Radeon RX 580 GPUs, all due to their desire to make money from crypto mining.
hardware & software
April 15, 2021
Queen Elizabeth II Warns of Deepfakes in False Message
A video showing a false Christmas message from Queen Elizabeth II appeared online. The material was created by the British television Channel 4 and its purpose is to warn against deepfake content.
hardware & software
December 29, 2020
Activision's Lawsuit Scared Cheaters Into Apologizing
Cheat maker and retailer group CXCheats.net has suspended for their Call of Duty products and apologized for the „pain they caused players”. Reason? A lawsuit from Activision, which apparently decided to get rid of the problem at source.
video games
August 31, 2020
Fall Guys Devs Warn Against Fake Mobile Version of the Game
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout was a commercial success. Due to the popularity of the game, videos showing people allegedly playing the game on mobile devices have appeared on the web. The developers decided to warn against this kind of scams and emphasize that the game was released only on PC and PS4.
video games
August 17, 2020
Cheater Ring in CS:GO Kept Itself Safe for Years While Banning Others
A few days ago, popular youtuber known as Sparkles released a video, in which a hacker told about how the cheater community in CS:GO protects itself through a so-called Overwatch system. It also enables them to report and ban other players.
video games
August 17, 2020