misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 hours agoPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down10
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkPokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"www.eurogamer.netmisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-square0x01linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 hours 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-up5·5 hours 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-up12·4 hours 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-up4·4 hours agoI knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!
minus-square0x01linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours 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