Hacked DRM servers make Assassin's Creed 2 unplayable for some (Network World)
Ubisoft's maligned digital rights management system took a major hit yesterday, as hackers were able to affect DRM servers, rendering Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 unplayable for select players for over six hours.

This Week in GEEk (The Vanguard)
shacknews.com. The Heavy from Team Fortress 2 enjoys his sandvich in trademark Apple style. Steam is coming to Apple platform this year. Less than 24 hours after Ubisoft released “Silent Hunter 5,” its Digital Rights Management (DRM) was cracked by a group called Skidrow.

News: Ubisoft DRM was "attacked" at weekend (Eurogamer)
"95 per cent of players were not affected." Ubisoft has blamed problems with its controversial digital rights management solution for PC games on outside attacks. The publisher told Eurogamer that very few players were unable to access PC versions of Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 yesterday due to the outage, but apologised to those who did experience problems. "Ubisoft would like to ...

News: Ubi under fire as DRM servers go down (Eurogamer)
PC gamers unable to play ACII or SHV. Update: Ubisoft has blamed the outage on outside attacks. Original story: Reports are emerging that the servers for Ubisoft's new digital rights management system have gone down, preventing users from accessing their games. Ubi recently introduced the new system with Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V. It requires players to remain connected to the ...

Ubisoft's Internet DRM Servers Are Under Attack (Tom's Hardware)
Ubisoft's DRM authentication servers for Silent Hunter 5 and Assassin's Creed II are being hit with a DDoS attack, blocking legit gamers from playing. Assassin's Creed - Denial-of-service attack - Silent Hunter 5 - Ubisoft - Digital rights management

Ubisoft DRM Servers Down; Gamers Can't Play (Tom's Hardware)
Ubisoft's DRM servers unreachable as gamers try to play Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V. Ubisoft - Digital rights management - Assassin's Creed - DRM - game

US Lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet Services Export Ban (PC World via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.

US lifts Internet sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Cuba (TechWorld)
Allows export of web services such as instant messaging, web browsing The US Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.

Assassin's Creed II (PC) (CNET)
Assassin's Creed II is a gorgeous and impressive piece of work, unfortunately undercut by a few notable issues that intrude on the fun.

US Lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet Services Export Ban (PC World)
The U.S. Treasury Department lifts trade export limits on communications software to three countries.

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