misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down12
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netmisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month 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-up6·1 month 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-up18·1 month 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-up5·1 month agoI knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month 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