American and British Governments May Have Spied on WoW and Xbox LiveOwen Good12/09/13 8:35am3746EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkAmerican and British spies infiltrated World of Warcraft and Second Life, using the games to monitor what they think are terrorist communications, recruit informers, and gather data on communications between players, according to classified documents uncovered by the non-profit investigative journalism organization…
Suspected Lulz Hacker Told Mom He Was Gaming, Not HackingBrian Crecente6/23/11 8:30am519EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink The teen linked by international law enforcement to anarchist hacking group LulzSec told family he was spending his days and nights locked in his room gaming, not hacking, the Mirror reports.
Watch The U.S. Government Discuss Sony's Playstation Network Hack and Network SecurityBrian Crecente5/04/11 9:52am66EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Planned prior to hacker's breach of the Playstation Network, a hearing just kicked off in the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade to discuss the threat of data theft. This is the hearing Sony declined to testify during. You can watch it live here right now.
CIA Drone Killings Could Lead To A "PlayStation Mentality" Towards KillingMike Fahey6/02/10 12:20pm5301EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink A United Nations investigator is warning that CIA-controlled remote drone assassinations of suspected Islamic terrorists could lead to a "PlayStation mentality" towards killing.
Suspected U.S. Spy Paid By Russians in Cash-Stuffed Playstation GamesBrian Crecente1/30/09 3:00pm34EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink The son of convicted CIA spy, Harold Nicholson, is accused of selling national secrets to the Russians in return for cash that he snuck into the country stuffed in Playstation game cases.