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Video game artists now have to deal with their work being stolen for NFTs

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 12, 2021
in :  Gaming
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NFTs are all the buzz lately in the world of art, and like any good thing, they’re currently being used and abused by an army of grifters looking to make the quickest buck possible with the most minimal of effort.

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Fortnite cheaters are being attacked by scammers and data-stealing malware

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 8, 2018
in :  Gaming
5

While Fortnite is the kind of game that actually requires some skill to play it, its rising popularity has also made it massively popular with a subset of jackasses who use every hack and cheat code under the sun to steal an advantage from more legitimate players. Said enfants terrible may be the bane of many a player, but even they’re not immune from another bastard-coated bastard with extra creamy bastard filling on the inside: Hackers.

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The Destiny Redbull DLC has fallen before scammers

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 3, 2015
in :  Gaming
30

Destiny gives you wiiiiiiings!

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Valve changes how Steam Gifts work

By Geoffrey Tim
November 25, 2014
in :  Gaming
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Steam's changed how its gift system works, to protect you from unscrupulous scammers.

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Steam Phishing gets automated

By Zoe Hawkins
June 27, 2014
in :  Gaming
31

Scammers are after your Steam details, and it has just gotten easier.

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PSA : StarCraft II Accounts being Phished

By Geoffrey Tim
August 4, 2010
in :  Gaming
5

The world is full of people who’re willing to sidestep legal boundaries in an effort to get stuff for nothing. The internet is host to many of them. Crafty phishers are using tried and tested textbook methods of stealing other people’s battle.net accounts. The ignoble curs have been sending authentic-looking emails promising a StarCraft II CD-key. In the eternal words …

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