Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Codemasters' Website Hacked
The website of Codemasters – U.K. publisher/developer of Dirt 3 – got hacked, but the company says that the problem was fixed and the site was back up in short order.
"On Friday 20th, there was an attempt to gain administrative access to the Codemasters.com website," a Codemasters representative told GamesIndustry.biz. "This admin access may have allowed alterations to our company website."
The company says it took down the site for a few hours, fixed the issue that allowed the hacker to get some staff admin names (although the passwords were encrypted), and then put the site back up.
In this case, it's good that no real damage was done, but obviously with Sony and Square Enix having suffered recent cyberattacks, it looks like everyone needs to be on their guard. In fact, Codemasters itself has suffered collateral damage from the Sony attack after it was discovered that not being able to access the Sony store has meant that PlayStation 3 owners of Dirt 3 weren't able to redeem the game's online pass.
[via GamesIndustry.biz]
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
