misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 25 days agoPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down12
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netmisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·25 days 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-up6·25 days 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-up17·25 days 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-up5·25 days agoI knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·25 days 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