Database | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Database | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Geekbench now blocks access to pre-release hardware benchmarks https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/geekbench-now-blocks-access-to-pre-release-hardware-benchmarks/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/geekbench-now-blocks-access-to-pre-release-hardware-benchmarks/#respond Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:00:34 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=534822 Over the years, we've seen many, many early benchmark results for unreleased processors all coming from Geekbench. Engineers and testers have used Geekbench to test pre-release hardware for years, but since the database is accessible by everyone, this also leads to a lot of leaks. To combat this, Geekbench is changing its policy and will …

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Over the years, we've seen many, many early benchmark results for unreleased processors all coming from Geekbench. Engineers and testers have used Geekbench to test pre-release hardware for years, but since the database is accessible by everyone, this also leads to a lot of leaks. To combat this, Geekbench is changing its policy and will now block access to results of pre-release hardware. 

Starting this week, benchmark scores from unreleased hardware will no longer appear in the Geekbench database. As spotted by @Benchleaks, Primate Labs, the software developer behind Geekbench, changed its policy to prevent “engineering samples (ES), qualification samples (QS), and retail hardware not yet available for sale” from appearing in the database.

Once given to reviewers, OEMs and engineers, ES and QS hardware still belong to the manufacturer. When handing out samples, customers and partners sign an NDA, but even that doesn't prevent scores from being uploaded to databases, as you can see by the sheer amount of leaks we see each month.

Geekbench may have stopped being a sanctuary of information for unreleased hardware, but other benchmarks such as SiSoftware Sandra and Ashes of the Singularity have yet to adopt a similar policy. There will also still be the odd leaker sharing results directly, so we still expect to see leaks, but there should fewer with Geekbench cracking down.

KitGuru says: We wouldn't be surprised if Geekbench's decision was backed by manufacturers like Intel, AMD and Nvidia, particularly since these early benchmark scores rarely represent the final retail product. 

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Ubisoft confirms GeForce Now leak with DMCA filing https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-confirms-geforce-now-leak-with-dmca-filing/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-confirms-geforce-now-leak-with-dmca-filing/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:45:52 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=533027 Earlier this month, a GeForce Now database vulnerability revealed a massive list of unannounced games from many major developers and publishers. Nvidia tried to cover for publishers by stating that the entries were “speculative” and not indicative of any privileged information. However, it seems Ubisoft didn't get the memo and has given itself away by …

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Earlier this month, a GeForce Now database vulnerability revealed a massive list of unannounced games from many major developers and publishers. Nvidia tried to cover for publishers by stating that the entries were “speculative” and not indicative of any privileged information. However, it seems Ubisoft didn't get the memo and has given itself away by filing a DMCA claim against the compiled list of titles from the database. 

SteamDB creator, Pavel Djundik, compiled a list of games and projects noted in the leak and shared it via GitHub. Djundik confirmed this week that Ubisoft sent a DMCA claim to get the list taken down. Currently, it is offline on GitHub and can no longer be viewed, although there are mirrors and archived copies of the list still floating around.

Ubisoft titles made up a small portion of the leak, which simply mentioned codenames that give very little away. The list of leaked Ubisoft titles included:

  • Project Meteor – Ubisoft Sofia
  • Project OVER – Ubisoft Paris
  • Project Orlando – Ubisoft Ivory Tower
  • Project Q – Ubisoft

While these codenames don't reveal much on their own, we do know what two of these projects are. Project Orlando was initially a planned DLC for The Crew 2, but may have now been spun off to be included as content for The Crew 3. Meanwhile, Project Meteor is expected to be an upcoming DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Talk of this leak had mostly blown over at this point, but with Ubisoft issuing a DMCA, it has regained a lot of attention. We will likely see more news coming out as insiders begin to investigate these codenamed projects over the coming weeks and months.

KitGuru Says: Up to now, we didn't really know what was real or fake on this list. As it turns out, all of the Ubisoft listings may well be legitimate, and at this point, the publisher only has itself to blame for shining a light on that. 

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Nvidia responds to GFN database leak https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/nvidia-responds-to-gfn-database-leak/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/nvidia-responds-to-gfn-database-leak/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:09:34 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=531541 This week, a GeForce Now database leak appeared to reveal a ton of unannounced games, including the likes of God of War (PC), Gears of War 6, Crysis 4, Titanfall 3 and more. Now, Nvidia has responded to the leak, confirming that it is real, although it also says that the titles listed in the …

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This week, a GeForce Now database leak appeared to reveal a ton of unannounced games, including the likes of God of War (PC), Gears of War 6, Crysis 4, Titanfall 3 and more. Now, Nvidia has responded to the leak, confirming that it is real, although it also says that the titles listed in the leak are “speculative”.

Speaking with wccftech, an Nvidia spokesperson confirmed the leak, saying: “NVIDIA is aware of an unauthorized published game list, with both released and/or speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing. Inclusion on the list is neither confirmation nor an announcement of any game.”

The spokesperson confirmed that Nvidia has taken action “to remove access to the list” and also says that “no confidential game builds or personal information” was exposed.

As we reported yesterday, the list of unannounced titles seemed to feature a mix of placeholder titles in anticipation for an announcement, in addition to some legitimate unannounced games, or codenames for games that were only recently announced. Several Xbox Game Studios project codenames appeared in the leak, including Project Typhoon and Project Holland, which we know publicly as Contraband and Fable. Other titles, like BioShock 2022, Crysis 4, Kingdom Hearts 4 and God of War on PC seem to be speculative/placeholder entries.

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KitGuru Says: There were a lot of interesting entries on the list, but there were more than a few dubious titles mixed in there. 

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GFN database vulnerability may have leaked a ton of unannounced games https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/gfn-database-vulnerability-may-have-leaked-a-ton-of-upcoming-games/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/gfn-database-vulnerability-may-have-leaked-a-ton-of-upcoming-games/#respond Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:14:30 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=531466 Over the weekend, Xbox first-party studio, Arkane, suffered a leak showcasing an in-development build of Redfall, due to release in 2022. Now this week, there seems to be more leaking from Xbox's first-party line-up, and thanks to an Nvidia database leak, we also have some hints towards other unannounced titles, such as the next BioShock …

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Over the weekend, Xbox first-party studio, Arkane, suffered a leak showcasing an in-development build of Redfall, due to release in 2022. Now this week, there seems to be more leaking from Xbox's first-party line-up, and thanks to an Nvidia database leak, we also have some hints towards other unannounced titles, such as the next BioShock game, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Titanfall 3 and more. 

Recently, a developer known as Ighor documented a vulnerability that allows access to an Nvidia database used for GeForce Now. This database has a number of apps and games listed that are not available through GeForce Now officially, such as Twitch Studio, Maya, and even the Dolphin emulator. The database also has a number of unreleased and unannounced games listed.

Some of these unannounced titles include Halo 5: Guardians, the only game in the series not available on PC yet, and Gears of War 6, which hasn't been announced yet either. There are also a series of project codenames tied to upcoming Xbox Game Studios projects – as pointed out by Windows Central, Project Typhoon is listed and was revealed at E3 under its official title ‘Contraband', Project Holland is thought to be Playground Games' Fable reboot and ‘Project Woodstock' is thought to be related to an upcoming Forza game.

Elsewhere, the database also included entries for Titanfall 3, Metro Next, Resident Evil 4 Remake, XCOM 3, Crysis 4, a BioShock RTX remaster, BioShock 2022, a sequel to Cities Skylines, God of War (PC) and more.

Some of these listings may well be placeholders in anticipation for an announcement, rather than confirmation that each of these games exists. SteamDB creator, Pavel Djundik, has already created a filtered list of all the games and apps that appeared without a Steam appid present.

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KitGuru Says: I imagine some of the games listed in this leak will be real, while others likely aren't. I'm not convinced Microsoft is working on bringing Halo 5 to PC, particularly with Halo Infinite just around the corner and while a BioShock RTX remaster would be nice, we just had a set of BioShock trilogy remasters a few years ago. 

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Valve doesn’t want devs trading keys for Greenlight votes https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/valve-doesnt-want-devs-trading-keys-for-greenlight-votes/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/valve-doesnt-want-devs-trading-keys-for-greenlight-votes/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=235001 Valve has warned developers against offering up free game keys for votes on Steam Greenlight. Buying votes in order to get your game on Steam isn't a tactic Valve particularly appreciates, in order to address the problem, the company posted a message on a developers-only page on the Steam Community. The message was later found …

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Valve has warned developers against offering up free game keys for votes on Steam Greenlight. Buying votes in order to get your game on Steam isn't a tactic Valve particularly appreciates, in order to address the problem, the company posted a message on a developers-only page on the Steam Community.

The message was later found and released by Steam Database on Twitter. It said: “When you give away copies of your game in exchange for votes, you put us in a really uncomfortable position. We do not think these votes accurately reflect customer interest and it makes our job harder in deciding which games customers would actually buy and play on Steam”.

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“Additionally, when you give away copies of your game for votes, then every other developer on Greenlight thinks that is now the thing they need to do in order to get noticed. We don't think that is healthy for the system or really what customers want.”

Greenlight isn't the best system since it relies on Internet popularity and votes. However, ultimately Valve does have the final say when it comes to which games land on Steam, which the company will now be using to its advantage to dissuade developers from offering keys for votes:

“The result is that it may take significantly longer for your title to get Greenlit, as it is much more work for us to try and understand customer interest in a title that has collected some unknown number of votes in this manner.”

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KitGuru Says: Offering up free game keys in exchange for Steam Greenlight votes is a bit of a dodgy tactic, so it makes sense that Valve wants to crack down on it. What do you guys think of Steam Greenlight? 

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Stolen eBay database is currently on sale- probably a hoax https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/stolen-ebay-database-is-currently-on-sale-probably-a-hoax/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/stolen-ebay-database-is-currently-on-sale-probably-a-hoax/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 14:30:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=194851 You may have heard that eBay was hacked around March this year but the company has only just got around to asking all of its users to change their passwords this week. However, now it looks like someone is looking to cash in on the aftermath of the attack as an alleged eBay database has …

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You may have heard that eBay was hacked around March this year but the company has only just got around to asking all of its users to change their passwords this week. However, now it looks like someone is looking to cash in on the aftermath of the attack as an alleged eBay database has gone on sale for 1.45 bitcoin, which works out at about £450.

The stolen database appeared in an anonymous text file found on Pasebin, the poster supposedly has access to a full eBay user database dump containing 145,312,663 unique records. Rapid7 global security strategist, Trey Ford, noted that it's not uncommon to find someone offering false credentials after a big hack.

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Ford also explained that “This happened with the Livingsocial breach too. In our initial analysis of the 12,663 credentials offered as a sample of the larger database, we found matches between email addresses and a popular Malaysian web forum, which may point to the true source of these credentials.”

During the eBay hack, user email addresses, names, passwords and physical addresses were all stolen but all financial data remained safe. Because of this, users have been advised to change passwords across multiple accounts as many use the same password across different websites.

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KitGuru Says: The eBay hack is pretty significant as the site currently has 128 million active user accounts. Allowing user personal data to fall in to the wrong hands is unacceptable and it's a little odd that it took almost two months for the company to warn its customers. Do you guys think the database that's on sale could be real? I find it hard to believe that someone would sell access to a lot of personal data for just £450.

Source: The Inquirer

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