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Hackers Behind Riot Games Breach Stole League of Legends Source Code

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Riot Games says it lost the source code to the multiplayer title League of Legends after hackers breached its internal systems last week. 

The hackers also stole the source code to another game, TeamFight Tactics (TFT), and the computer code for a “legacy anticheat platform,” Riot Games revealed on Twitter today.

In addition, the hackers sent a “ransom email” to the game studio on the same day, demanding it pay up to keep the source code private. But Riot Games is refusing to submit.

As a result, it’s possible the hackers could publicly leak or try to sell the stolen source code to the highest bidder. However, both League of Legends and TFT are already free-to-play titles. Copyright protections also prevent other game studios from stealing assets for a game. 

According to Riot Games, the real threat is the stolen source code giving cheaters a behind-the-scenes look at exploiting the game mechanics. “Truthfully, any exposure of source code can increase the likelihood of new cheats emerging,” the company said. “Since the attack, we’ve been working to assess its impact on anticheat and to be prepared to deploy fixes as quickly as possible if needed.”

The stolen source code also contains experimental features for the games, but not all of these features may end up in the final product. 

So far, Riot Games has only said the hackers managed to infiltrate the company’s systems through a “social engineering attack.” This likely means the attackers duped a company employee into giving up their corporate password or installing malware onto their computer. 

The incident has temporarily forced the company to delay updates for its games. But in some good news, Riot Games maintains that no user data appears to have been compromised in the hack. The company also expects to repair its ability to release game updates later this week. 

“We’re committed to transparency and will release a full report in the future detailing the attackers’ techniques, the areas where Riot’s security controls failed, and the steps we’re taking to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” the studio added.

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Cyber success: Citadel cadets beat out thousands of students in the National Cyber League

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Two cadets recently competed in the virtual National Cyber League, a competition giving students a chance to practice their cybersecurity skills. They competed against students from all over the country, and both placed in the top 100 out of more than 7,500 participants. Overall, The Citadel had 52 cadets and students participate in the NCL. The competition’s activities included answering questions on niche cyber topics and completing various tasks such as cryptography, open-source intelligence and web application exploitation.

Senior cadet Ben Race placed 75th in the NCL and credited his previous experience with the NCL and other cyber competitions for his preparedness as well as his involvement on the Cyber Team at The Citadel.

“Being part of the Cyber Team has been a great opportunity. I’ve competed in unique competitions, such as the NCL, and gotten to travel to new places for them. For the NCL, I spend most of my time learning about the topics they’ll quiz me on. There’s always something new to learn,” said Race. “I’d tell any cadet considering getting a degree in cyber to get involved with the Cyber Team and other extracurriculars related to it. These clubs give you another unique and fun aspect of learning.”

Cadet Jacob T. Wood, a sophomore at The Citadel, placed 41st in the is also active in cyber-related extracurricular.

“My favorite part of being on the Cyber Team is working with other people on problem solving, so I enjoy competitions like this. My professors really helped me prepare for the NCL, and although you have to be willing to put in a lot of effort in a major like this, it’s worth it,” said Wood.

The Citadel is ranked 19 out of 470 colleges nationwide in the NCL’s Cyber Power Ranking for fall 2022. These rankings represent the ability of students to preform real-world cybersecurity tasks along with each school’s top performance and individual student performances. The Citadel’s highest scoring team took 39th place nationwide in the NCL; Cadets Race and Wood were on the team along with four other cadets – Chotipat Metreethummaporn, Nathanael Ling, Jackson All and Kirin Chaplin – as well as graduate…

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Seven Out Of 10 Premier League Footballers Harassed On Twitter

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least Seven out of 10 footballers in the English Premier League have been victims of harassment and violence on the social network Twitter During the first half of last season.

The results of a study published on Tuesday came out Ofcom, the British media and communications regulator, in which he revealed the magnitude of personal attacks These athletes receive, as well as proposals, to solve the problem.

The British unit found that approx. Of the more than 2.3 million tweets sent to English top flight players during the first five months of the season, 60,000 were abusive.

In this line, the report elaborates that 418 out of 618 players analyzed Received at least one abusive tweet, expressing 8% discrimination based on physical characteristics, such as skin color and gender.

“These findings shed light on the dark side of the beautiful game. Internet abuse has no place in sport or in society at large, and addressing it requires a team effort. Social media companies no longer need to wait for new laws to make their sites and apps safer for usersReflected Kevin Buckhurst, Offcom’s group director for broadcast and online content.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire, the most humiliated

Another peculiarity of the analysis was that nearly half of all violent messages were 12 specific players targetedwith an average of 15 tweets per day for each.

In what sense, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire, Both are from Manchester United, the two players with the most insults on Twitter of all Premier League players.

First, the figure ronaldowho returned to United on 21 August last year and Was mentioned in 90% of all messages Directed at all Premier League footballers and 97% abusive tweets. The volume of messages is largely explained by the 98.4 million followers that the Portuguese striker has on his social network.

on your side, Harry Maguire was the subject of an avalanche of violent messages After being blamed for the 2-0 loss at the Manchester Classic Against City, on November 7, 2021.

What the British regulator proposes

la ofcom plan to regulate the sector To keep technology companies within the framework of new laws on Internet security.

As detailed by the agency, UK ready…

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Champions League final delayed for security reasons | Sports | German football and major international sports news | DW

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The Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the Stade de France, Paris was delayed by 30 minutes for “security reasons” UEFA said Saturday.

Inside the stadium, UEFA posted a statement inside the stadium saying kickoff had been delayed due to the “late arrival” of fans but a host of reports from journalists and fans on the ground suggested otherwise as chaos reigned.

Television footage showed many empty seats in the Liverpool end as thousands of fans were still outside with 30 minutes to go before the original kickoff time. Social media coverage was full of reports from Liverpool fans saying they had been queueing for hours but still couldn’t gain entry. There were also multiple reports of tear gas being used.

Both teams returned to the pitch for a second warmup owing to the delays. When the game did kickoff, many fans were still outside and reports of further tear gas use continued.

DW’s Matt Pearson was on the ground in Paris and reported the following:

“It’s chaos. It was when I went in at 6 and is now. I’ve just been outside and there’s tear gas in the air, fans trying to get in and police charging gates. There are still hundreds, even thousands of fans outside. Anyone at this point should have had a ticket check.”

This comes just a week after chaotic scenes ahead of the Europa League Final in Sevilla.

Later, Liverpool released a statement saying they were requesting a formal investigation into “unacceptable issues.”

UEFA said that “turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work”, before adding it was “sympathetic” to those affectd and that a review would be undertaken.

After the game, Parisian police released a statement saying “a large number of supporters without match tickets or holding false tickets disrupted access to the Stade de France at the external security perimeter. These fans exerted strong pressure to enter the stadium and delayed the access of ticketed spectactors. Taking advantage of this action, a number of people managed to get through the gates protecting the stadium.”

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