Posting fake user details online is the modern equivalent of ordering 10 pizzas to come to your boss' house.
GAME: Our website wasn't hacked!
Video games purveyor GAME says it has not been hacked after reports yesterday claimed that the retail biz had suffered a security breach. A list that purported to be 200 email addresses and unprotected clear text passwords from GAME was posted on Pastebin, sparking widely reported hacking fears on Monday. However, after …
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Tuesday 17th January 2012 10:57 GMT Anonymous Coward
Damn
I rather wish that they had been, given their unsavoury habit of leaning on publishers to prevent or delay them selling titles via digital distribution mechanisms. Anyone who has ever dealt with their flaky mail order, or their nasty chav-packed shops would probably see why they're so worried, mind.
GAME (and remember kids, caps lock is CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL) aren't very nice.
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Tuesday 17th January 2012 12:29 GMT Anonymous Coward
"The allegation is that GAME have been twisting the arms of publishers to delay the Steam release by anything up to a month *after* the general release date."
An alligation(spelt wrong, typing quick :P) which they activly came out and said was untrue (this being i'm guessing THQ's games, oddly THQ released there own digital distribution system around the same time but no-one thought that these two things could be linked in a simlar manner to what ea are doign with origin) , which afaik in business is something you DON'T do if you are actually doing something naughty in this area, as shareholders are ok with you ignoring stuff and peopel moaning (the classic no comment at this time, or the "apple"), but saying your not doing somethign you are doing somethign gets the law involved and shareholders don't like that.
That said i havn't heard any 100% evidence to say tht they have or havn't done this thing, and short of internal documents we will never know :/
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Tuesday 17th January 2012 12:26 GMT Mako
Hmm.
1) Release bogus user credentials.
2) Wait for company to release statement that "The credentials are false, and you know why? Because we take security seriously. Don't worry, you're all safe."
3) Wait for dust to settle.
4) Hack company for real and post customer data on Pastebin.
5) Point and laugh.