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Street Fighter V Update Opens Backdoor on Windows PCs

  • 25 September 2016
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Jasper_The_Rasper
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Capcom rolls back game update after fan anger

 
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Sep 25, 2016 01:00 GMT  ·  By Catalin Cimpanu  A game update for Street Fighter V unwittingly opened a huge security hole on all Windows PCs it was installed, according to numerous complaints from users on Reddit.
 
Capcom, the game's maker, issued an update to Street Fighter V on Thursday, announcing a brand new anti-cheat system.
 
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Bradforth
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Well, that was a bit silly wasn't it? Guess they got a bit too focused on stopping cheats and forgot about and whole "Security" side of things, least they are being proactive on the matter. 
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It hearkens back to the Sony rootkit for copy protection.
Bradforth
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Oh yeah, I actually forgot about that, is capcom walking the tightrope like sony? Grab your tin hats guys its time to start a conspiracy!  *Shifty eyes* 
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