Rockstar Games' servers have been under fire from DDoS attacks causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online.

Rockstar Games’ servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.

  • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
    271·
    10 hours ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattlEye

    Interacts with the game at the kernel level.

    Fuck cheaters, but also FUCK kernel level shit, it’s possible to make a good AC without fucking around in the kernel.

    I don’t even install third party Antivirus’ that hook into the kernel because of all the issues it causes. 80% of all BSODs I’ve traced back have always had a root cause because of some shit piece of software fucking around in the kernel. 15% is shitty drivers.

    Kernel AVs and ACs actually act like malware in of itself with the types of hooks and interactions it performs. Anything operating at the kernel level can basically see just about everything you or your computer is doing

    Fuck kernel level AC

    • Metz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      it’s possible to make a good AC without fucking around in the kernel.

      What if the cheat runs in the kernel? I am also against these extremely invasive anti-cheat measures, but it must be clear to everyone that the cheat developers and users have no qualms about this.

      A user level AC can do shit all against that if the cheat runs in ring 0.

    • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
      18·
      9 hours ago

      80% of all BSODs I’ve traced back have always had a root cause because of some shit piece of software fucking around in the kernel

      CrowdStrike has entered the chat.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        They’ve been a boom to the cyber security industry though, even though it wasn’t a virus and didn’t really damage anything simply the fact that it happened has forced management to actually appreciate the importance of cyber security, and cyber integrity.

        They are hiring like crazy now.

        Now if only the United States could be convinced that remote working isn’t the work of the devil, we might be in for a productive few decades in the technology space. No need for AI