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N4G Security Issue

Update 2: One of the founders of BGFG, owners of N4G has posted an update >> https://n4g.com/user/blogpo...
Update: We are recommending that users reset their password here on N4G and anywhere else that they would use the same username, password, and/or email combination.

There may be site downtime in the next few hours to work on this issue.

Thank you,
Christopher

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Hello everyone.

Not the news we want to present today, but there is a security issue with accounts on N4G. We are not aware of how far it goes or how much it affects everyone, but we want to make sure you know that we are aware of it currently and are investigating it.

For now, to protect yourself, we do suggest resetting your password on N4G.

As the BGFG Team works to narrow down the issues, we will update you with any additional information.

Thank you,
Christopher

darthv72869d ago

I wondered why i was seeing this:

Update:

N4G is garbage. Your account data is not secure here.

Visit www.ResetEra.com instead!

If you use your N4G password on other accounts, you should change them immediately! Un-encrypted passwords and emails will be on the dark web Dec 25.

purple101869d ago

I saw this December 25th on another post just now.

How does he know it's going to be the 25th. Haha. Or is it a figure of speech, so to speak

All seems fishy to me anyhowm

thorstein869d ago

Well, if we reset our passwords here, they will still be available to whoever has access to N4G's administration. So changing them here does nothing.

But I am definitely looking through to see if I have any other similar passwords elsewhere and changing them.

OtterX869d ago (Edited 869d ago )

My question is, why hasn't the account posting these things been banned yet? It was something like OtaconStealth, which then changed their account name to ResetEra. The account was only made 3 days ago. Even now, the weird Update messages are still there. I was watching it and reporting the account, and there was a huge back and forth between them and the mods, where the message would get taken down, then it would pop up again... over and over. Why didn't the account get a ban? That would have stopped the back and forth, yes?

Profchaos869d ago

What would a ban achieve would the attacker suddenly not leak data because his account got banned

Stanjara869d ago

Ever since N4g was bought and had a merger or whatever... Christopher appeared as the Liquid Boss, and things went south.

Slow site loading, error timeouts, crazy video ads... and now this.

Wtf are you doing over there?

monkey602869d ago

The ads on N4G have been excruciating long before the merger. The site is near impossible to navigate at times.
If this breach causes users to lose passwords then good luck to them because there is NO technical support here. No matter how many tickets you raise. They go ignored.

PRIMORDUS869d ago

For the ads just use Ublock Origin extension. There will be no ads at all anywhere on this site or other sites😁

Profchaos869d ago

I blocked sound on n4g in my browser was the only thing for my sanity

Amplitude869d ago

Even with adblock I loaded it tday and saw the "N4G Security Issue" post and tried to click it 20 times but there was an invisible full screen ad with a really tiny x blocking me from clicking the article lmao i love this site

-Foxtrot869d ago (Edited 869d ago )

I think some issues happened before the site was bought but for real, this site has gotten worse and worse

More bugs, more issues, but don't worry we got way more adverts....funny that

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OtterX869d ago

Yea, look at the top of this post, Christopher is now a "Guest", no longer NetworkManager. It's fair to say N4G is dead. The old crew is on its way out. I knew this BGFG buyout was a bad thing. :\

Christopher869d ago

Just FYI, that was done to eliminate my account and others from detecting the severity of the issue. Not as a means of pushing us out at this time.

OtterX869d ago

@Christopher ok good to hear!

OtterX869d ago

One of my stories was also scrubbed from existence, about Ubisoft accidentally launching the Beyond Good and Evil Remaster early and unfinished. Like, it's not even listed in Failed. It's as if it never existed, and my monthly points for it disappeared.

I'm assuming this was done by the hacker to prevent it from taking top story spot, as it was #2 (after the GTA Trailer was removed)

It's pretty funny though, bc the BG&E article talked about Ubisoft going to extended lengths to cover up their mistake online. Let's blame the N4G hack on Ubisoft! 😆😆

Profchaos869d ago (Edited 869d ago )

I'm sorry to see it happen to the site and I hope that everybody gets away unscathed.

If anyone has recycled their passwords absolutely reset them everywhere not just here we may not know for certain if they were exported and I'm sure n4g isn't exactly going to have a incident response team so just take the precaution of changing your details everywhere you can.

If Christopher does see this it's probably worth telling people to reset to a unique combination on every account rather than just n4g

kitano1947869d ago

PWNED! all the zoom zooms with the same passwords for everything better get busy!

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We Are Xbox

Dear team,

Xbox has always been different.

We started with a simple idea. Games should bring people together through shared experiences. That led to the first Xbox in 2001, Xbox Live in 2002, and new ways to connect, from friends lists and achievements to parties and play across devices. Today, Xbox reaches over 500 million players around the world, with some of the most important franchises in entertainment.

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Itveds3h ago

re-evaluating exclusivity 💀

PS players will need to go back to pretending to dislike Xbox games

pwnmaster30003h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Or meaning since it’s doing so good they might just do everything day 1.

They didnt say re-evaluating their multiplatform approach.
🤣🤣🤣 Xbox is so dead. I know you scared🤣🫵ӿ 97;

Itveds2h ago

Aww you’re hurt that they’re going back to exclusives!

The mask has slipped… we know you PS gamers LOVE Xbox games

pwnmaster30002h ago

Hurt over video games 🤣🤣

Lmao we all grew and got jobs but apparently you stayed home broke 🤣🤣.
Man I love loyal dogs like you. MS kicked Spit and slapped you around but you still come back on all 4s.

Good little boy 🤣🤣

Itveds2h ago

You’re going to have to go back to pretending you don’t like Xbox games 😂😂

Awkward

GhostScholar59m ago

My only question is what games are PlayStation gamers gonna play now? They don’t really come out with new games anymore. I’m looking forward to wolverine, but after that then what?

-Foxtrot2h ago

Lmao

There’s no way after everything it’s going back, the damage is done

What you are seeing now is the new management telling what the core fanbase (aka…you) want to hear so they are pumped full of hope and are more likely to invest in the next Xbox console

When Phil took over after the awful Xbox One reveal he did the same thing, he told people what they wanted to hear for damage control.

It’s crazy people are getting suckered into this again.

GhostScholar57m ago

I mean I always buy both systems, so none of this affects me.

CrashMania2h ago

And you'll now go back to again thinking exclusives suddenly matter, that multiplatform is no longer the future, or that revenue from multiplatforms doesn't matter, like all you flop flopping xbox grifters lol.

The whole post just sounds like the previous phil corpo slop talk to me, whole thing reads like a nothing burger lol.

Jin_Sakai55m ago

“re-evaluating exclusivity”

She also said this.

“The model that got us here won’t be the one that takes us forward.”

TriniOutsider31m ago

It must be miserable being someone like you.

Aloymetal6m ago

There's a bunch just like him but that's what happens when some rely on dreams, hope and wishful thinking. lol

isarai_lee15m ago

"pretending"? Bro gears hasnt broke 1mil on ps5, and starfield hasn't passed 200k, Hellblade 2 was even stated to be a financial disappointment in sales on its own console, let alone ps5. Im not saying people don't like them, but they certainly aren't setting the community on fire, Forza may be different tho

Aloymetal12m ago

Xbawx is ''re-evaluating exclusivity''... Translation: After throwing all sort of crap to the wall to see if something sticks but clearly nothing worked, we, including our lord ''in charge'' Phil came to the conclusion that exclusives indeed do matter so please forget if we ever said otherwise.
Yup, I feel it in my gut, next gen belongs to xbox, PS6 is cooked...

Itveds3m ago

Could be worse… they could be Sony pumping out flops like Marathon and concord 😂😂🤣

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Outside_ofthe_Box2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

If they go back to exclusive games it at least shows that they are finally getting it. They would be turning down immediate money for something that will potentially workout in the long term.

Only issue is they've already opened Pandora's box. A lot of their base has moved to PC or jumped to PS. So will be a long road to get back on track.

We have been saying this from day one exclusives are a must if you are going to be selling hardware look at Nintendo and Sony before Jim Ryan. That's the proven formula. You had some that were deluded and blinded by loyalty accepting that multiplat was the future and that MS was merely getting ahead of where the industry was headed, but at least they can finally see the light and agree with what everyone has been saying for a decade+

pwnmaster30002h ago

True, blame it on the rabid fanboys. MS can do no wrong and spinner this multiplatform move. While the actual fans moved on.

I feel like with the new Xbox coming they are hoping to bring back those old fans and then if it goes well. Bring back exclusives.

If the new console is performing like series x and one. Naw they staying multiplatform.

Itveds2h ago

Gonna be a funny world where Xbox games are exclusive and Sony games are not lol

Outside_ofthe_Box39m ago(Edited 36m ago)

Funny world where Sony is pro consumer and Xbox is not? At least according to what you loyalists have been saying all this time 🤭

VenomUK13m ago

@itveds For how many years have you been doing this sad stuff? For how many years have you been creating fake accounts to troll? For how many years have you always been cl vnn

CrashMania2h ago

I think it's too late, xbox sales were diving even before ABK, they got even worse since then even long before the full multiplatform push. I'd be surprised if they even went back to timed exclusivity at this point, Helix is basically a PC and is going to be expensive, they already struggle to sell cheaper xbox consoles, it will be low volume and they'll have a very small 'console' base to sell to, which has already been conditioned to just play via gamepass anyway.

maximusprime_2h ago

Despite all of that, it's clear that Microsoft's Xbox division is broken beyond repair.

BeHunted27m ago

PlayStation is currently draining money on flop after flop. It's Sony that needs to re-evaluate their strategy

Itveds5m ago

They don’t like talking about that

Concord… concord 2… concord 3

shadowT2h ago

"Our presence on PC isn’t strong enough."

Fishy Fingers1h ago

It isnt. But I dont think they mean in 'games', rather, footprint.

They own the OS but as far as gaming is concerned, Steam dominate. I imagine the VAST majority of people who use the Xbox app/launcher are PC gamepass subs. No ones buying their 3rd party PC games through Xbox PC.

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Marathon Was One Of The Best-Selling Games In March 2026

Insider Gaming writes: "Marathon was one of the best-selling video games in March 2026 in the United States. On Wednesday, Circna released the best-selling games of the month, and it featured six new releases along with two games returning to the top 20 after previously falling out."

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92nar1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Is it April fools day again?

The game is dead.

EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”

92nar1d 2h ago

How’s concord 2, sorry I mean marathon doing? 🤣🤣

Neonridr8h ago

well it's not on Switch / Switch 2.. so their number would be zero.

The game had a decent launch however the userbase numbers are dwindling on Steam.

1Victor8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

“ Is it April fools day again?

The game is dead.

EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”

Does it hurt you to hear a SONY game was BEST selling ?
You gotta let go of those OBCURED feelings 🤷🏿

Neonridr8h ago

I mean the only reason MLB was the best selling title was because it was multi-platform. Likewise with Marathon. Will ring true for MS games. Only Nintendo titles are truly flexing their muscles when they chart as they are only to be found there.

Outside_ofthe_Box7h ago

Can't wait to see how this is spun negatively. 😜

-Foxtrot2h ago

Yeah sure, yet the player count is no where near what they want for a AAA game with so much money behind it

Why people are trying to spin this game like it’s done overly amazing is baffling to me.

It won’t even be a blip on peoples radars by the end of the year .

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