misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down12
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netmisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoI’d be cautious about running any “leaked” software directly, great way to identify the modding community if it dials home, maybe run it in a vm, behind a vpn? Unless it’s just source code in which case carry on
minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI wouldn’t run it on original hardware but are there any known attack vectors where malware infects you via a ROM that runs in a trusted emulator?
minus-squarenarc0tic_bird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoThere was a vulnerability in Project64 so a malicious ROM could escape outside of the emulator. So while unlikely, it’s certainly possible.
minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoJust talking about the map editor if it’s an executable
I’d be cautious about running any “leaked” software directly, great way to identify the modding community if it dials home, maybe run it in a vm, behind a vpn? Unless it’s just source code in which case carry on
I wouldn’t run it on original hardware but are there any known attack vectors where malware infects you via a ROM that runs in a trusted emulator?
There was a vulnerability in Project64 so a malicious ROM could escape outside of the emulator. So while unlikely, it’s certainly possible.
I knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!
Just talking about the map editor if it’s an executable