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Rock band’s hidden hacking-themed website gets hacked

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Date Published: 2024-05-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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A fan discovered a QR code hidden in a Bring Me the Horizon track’s spectrogram that led to a passcode-protected ARG website featuring puzzles, unreleased content, and ongoing challenges managed by the in-universe character M8. The site experienced attempts at unauthorized access by some participants, prompting temporary shutdowns and warnings from the developers, but there is no detailed evidence of a substantive cybersecurity breach beyond the game’s context.

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