Ubisoft gives away 'Watch Dogs 2' on PC for free

If you want to try out Watch Dogs 2, now is the best time to get it. Ubisoft is offering the open-world hacking simulator for free. All you need to do is log into your Uplay account. Head to this page and sign in from there. A prompt should show up when you've logged in successfully saying you've claimed the game, and it'll soon appear in your Uplay library. 

Watch Dogs 2 was supposed to be a freebie for viewers who tuned into the Ubisoft Forward digital event on Sunday while being logged in to Uplay. But technical problems prevented some people from getting the game. And so the developer decided to give it away. Ubisoft hasn't announced until when the giveaway will last, so if you want the game, you better download fast.

Source: The Verge

Emergency siren hacking in Dallas brings ‘Watch Dogs 2’ scenario to life

Fisherman’s Wharf in Watch Dogs 2 (Image Credit: Ubisoft)

It can be amusing when life imitates art. But that’s not always the case, especially if seen as a possible threat to security. On Friday night, Dallas found itself under attack by hackers who took control of all emergency sirens in the city. All 156 sirens in the city started blaring at 11:40 p.m. and continued to do so for the next 40 minutes. Of course, this caused panic in the city with residents worried about the attack. Dallas officials won’t name the nature of the breach for security reasons but they acknowledged that the attack originated locally and that they were being “continuously” hacked because every time they turned it off, the alarm would sound again after.

This type of attack seemed to have taken inspiration from Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 video game. Debuted back in December, the game showed how it was possible to hack “smart cities” and the Internet of Things. And while the game seem to have taken a simplistic approach to this, this attack on the US city shows that it is possible. And we have to be on alert now more than ever.

Source: VentureBeat