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Old 11-28-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default [Register]Splinter cell website was NOT hacked
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Ubisoft said that the website of its popular video game Splinter Cell had been hacked on Thursday. However circumstantial evidence suggests the hack is more likely to be a publicity stunt than a genuine cyber assault.
Visitors to the Splinter Cell website are been greeted by a message in Russian. This is followed a bit.ly link buried in the message, which leads on to a page displaying the ASCII art of a shield with a double-headed eagle, also on the Splinter Cell site...


...ubisoft "confirmed" the Splinter Cell website had been "pwned" in a Twitter posting hours ago but is yet to take down the ostensible defaced site or do anything about the supposed hack. Security experts are doubtful that the attack is genuine, speculating that it's probably a hoax.
"If it is a publicity stunt it's probably not the wisest that there has ever been - a hoax like this can panic users into believing there is a genuine security problem, and panic can lead internet users to make bad decisions," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at anti-virus firm Sophos, in a blog post here...
Kinda ironic

Guys might want to avoid the splinter cell website in the meantime. I googled it and the first result is strange. Best to avoid it.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11...ter_cell_hack/
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It seems that it is just a promotion for the new Splinter Cell. Maybe they are going to tell everybody that the release is being pushed back another 2 years.

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Just been on the site, it is a flash based PR stunt, no hacking involved.
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It's very strange. But not harmful. Not really sure on what that message is suppose to mean.
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I doubt a hacker would waste his time making that.
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I think it's down now (the PR stunt), but considering the site is flash... Highly doubt a hacker would give enough of a crap to go through all of that work just for a meager outcome like that.
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English translation of the russian "script":
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Update: secure connection will be restored within 72 hours. The external threat is under control. Use the core-0-Victor Romeo. Current level - Prospect. Route 27.
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