Mobile phone giant Nokia said it is investigating and responding to a security breach that allows users to play games for its recently released N-Gage handheld on other mobile devices, including at least one device from another manufacturer. The Finnish company made the announcement following the Internet circulation of techniques to crack the copy-protection technology of some titles for the N-Gage, which is a combination of mobile phone and handheld gaming device.
Nokia Confronts N-Gage Gaming Device Hack
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 12, 2003 09:51 AMMobile phone giant Nokia said it is investigating and responding to a security breach that allows users to play games for its recently released N-Gage handheld on other mobile devices, including at least one device from another manufacturer. The Finnish company made the announcement following the Internet circulation of techniques to crack the copy-protection technology of some titles for the N-Gage, which is a combination of mobile phone and handheld gaming device.