Detecting Aimbot Cheaters in MOGs

Multiplayer Online Games have become a multibillion dollar industry in the entertainment sector. However, the presence of cheaters undermines the experience of honest players and devalues the effort of game developers, as it directly affects player retention, competitive integrity, the legitimacy...

CVE-2026-25144

Talishar is a fan-made Flesh and Blood project. A Stored XSS exists in the chat in-game system. The playerID parameter in SubmitChat.php and is saved without sanitization and executed whenever a user view the current page game. This vulnerability is fixed by 09dd00e5452e3cd998eb1406a88e5b0fa868e6...

CVE-2026-25144

Talishar is a fan-made Flesh and Blood project. A Stored XSS exists in the chat in-game system. The playerID parameter in SubmitChat.php and is saved without sanitization and executed whenever a user view the current page game. This vulnerability is fixed by 09dd00e5452e3cd998eb1406a88e5b0fa868e6...

PT-2026-5728

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Talishar affected versions not specified Description A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS issue exists within the in-game chat system. The playerID parameter in the 'SubmitChat.php' file is saved without proper sanitization. This unsanitized data...

Get paid to scroll TikTok? The data trade behind Freecash ads

Loyal readers and other privacy-conscious people will be familiar with the expression, “If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably false.” Getting paid handsomely to scroll social media definitely falls into that category. It sounds like an easy side hustle, which usually means there’s a catch. I...

Malicious code in fortnite-v-bucks-generator-2023-dkzldz (npm)

The package fortnite-v-bucks-generator-2023-dkzldz was found to contain malicious code...

Staying Safe with In-Game Skins: How to Avoid Scams and Malware

In-game skins are more than just cosmetic upgrades, they’re a core part of gaming culture. Whether you’re looking…...

Consumer cyberthreats: predictions for 2023

The consumer threat landscape constantly changes. Although the main types of threats phishing, scams, malware, etc. remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. This year, we have seen spikes in cybercriminal activity aime...

New streaming ad technology plays hide-and-seek with gamers

A new form of digital advertising is looking to make its way to you courtesy of video gaming. However, theres a rather peculiar twist involved. These ads wont appear in front of you while playing; in fact, theyre designed to trigger when someone else is in-game. The most baffling twist of all?...

Gamers beware: The risks of Real Money Trading (RMT) explained

Any game with an online component can be at risk from a practice known as Real Money Trading RMT, where in-game items, artefacts, characters and the like are sold for real money. It’s a big problem for developers, especially in competitive and / or massively multiplayer online role-playing game...

CVE-2020-25204

The God Kings application 0.60.1 for Android exposes a broadcast receiver to other apps called com.innogames.core.frontend.notifications.receivers.LocalNotificationBroadcastReceiver. The purpose of this broadcast receiver is to show an in-game push notification to the player. However, the...

God Kings 0.60.1 Notification Spoofing

RCE Security Advisory https://www.rcesecurity.com 1. ADVISORY INFORMATION ======================= Product: God Kings Vendor URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innogames.gkandroid Type: Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver CWE-925 Date found: 2020-09-07 Date...

Stolen Fortnite Accounts Earn Hackers Millions Per Year

UPDATE Hackers are scoring more than a million dollars annually selling compromised accounts for the popular Fortnite video game in underground forums. With Fortnite’s immense popularity skyrocketing over the past few years – it currently has more than 350 million global players – the game is a...

Steam-powered scammers

Digital game distribution services have not only simplified the sale of games themselves, but provided developers with additional monetization levers. For example, in-game items, such as skins, equipment, and other character-enhancing elements as well as those that help one show up, can be sold f...

EA Games Patches Account-Hijacking Bug

Researchers chained together two vulnerabilities in the Electronic Arts EA gaming platform and developed a proof-of-concept attack that allowed for possible account takeovers. A successful attack could allow a malicious actor to gain access to a user’s account and steal credit card information or...

Using In-Game Purchases to Launder Money

Evidence that stolen credit cards are being used to purchase items in games like Clash of Clans, which are then resold for cash...

Fortnite Scammers Approaching $1m in Annual Takings

When something seems too good to be true, it probably is. It’s a hard lesson to learn and, in this case, one that’s being taught by scammers. The perpetrators are abusing the fact that online players of Battle Royale games may be very eager to get free in-game currency and items, and are willing ...

Hex : Shard of Fate 1.0.1.026 - Unquoted Path Privilege Escalation

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploit Title: Hex : Shard of Fate 1.0.1.026 - Privilege Escalation Unquoted path vulnerability Date: 15/05/2016 Exploit Author : Cyril Vallicari Vendor Homepage: http://gameforge.com...

70% of South Korean Population Victimized In Online Gaming Heist

More than half of South Korea's 50 million population aged between 15 and 65 have been affected in a massive data breach, compromising their personal information. The data breach came to light when 16 individual were arrested following the theft of about 220 million stolen records from a number o...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: megaglest-3.9.1-2.fc19

MegaGlest is an open source 3D-real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen, Persian or Romans. The game is setup in one of 16 naturally looking settings, which -like the unit models- are crafted with great...