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Pokemon X / Twitter account has been hacked
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Pokemon has been compromised, with a suspicious message promoting a Pokemon memecoin being posted. The Pokemon Company is working to regain control of the account, which was hacked shortly before the 2026 Pokemon World Championships.
Yakkamon’s X account hijacked — the studio starts over at @yakkamon_game
The X account for the game Yakkamon, developed by Thought Farm, was compromised. Rather than recover the hijacked @playyakkamon handle, the studio has moved to a new account, @yakkamon_game. This incident occurred during the pre-registration period for Season 0, which includes early access and NFT airdrops.
Activision rushes out another Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 fix for the embattled PlayStation ports after a hacker started…
Activision has released backend updates for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 to address issues with a hacker altering player accounts and causing game crashes. The updates aim to improve match security and review accounts with incorrect Prestige levels, though some players report the fixes have not been entirely successful.