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Sims 2 Hacks Spread Like Viruses

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-control-the-horizontal-and-the-vertical dept.

jowens writes "SecurityFocus reports that players sharing house designs through Electronic Arts' Sims 2 Exchange are finding their game behaving oddly: espresso machines mysteriously satisfy all the Sims needs, Sims are suddenly comfortable with open relationships, and the social worker no longer cares how they treat their children. It turns out hacks were spreading invisibly with Sims 2 lots, infecting thousands of downloadable homes, and catching Electronic Arts by surprise. The hackers, who never intended their hacks to be viruses, have even written their own AV scanner to find and control the outbreak."

3 of 311 comments (clear)

  1. Huh by StevenHenderson · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought this was an EA game, not a Microsoft game...

  2. Al Qaeda Hacks to follow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Smallpox, Antrax, Ricin, HIV

    Suicide Bombers

    Snipers

    IEDs

    Tsunamis

  3. Re:"hacks"? Come on.... by NFNNMIDATA · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think if you have to use a hex editor to do it, it probably qualifies as a hack...