The game server may be suspended due to the 'problem that can take over the PC' of Dark Souls 3, and the release of the new 'ELDEN RING' may be postponed.


by Natty Dread

In the PC version of the high-difficulty action game ' Dark Souls 3 ' by Japanese game company FromSoftware, a problem that the system can be hijacked was discovered, and three 'Dark Souls' series including the same work The PC version of the game server has stopped. It is reported that this bug may also affect the 'ELDEN RING ' scheduled to be released on February 25, 2022.

Dark Souls 3 players risk having their PC bricked if they play online --Dexerto
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/dark-souls-3-players-risk-having-their-pc-bricked-if-they-play-online-1746144/

Dark Souls 3 exploit could let hackers take control of your entire computer --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/22/22896785/dark-souls-3-remote-execution-exploit-rce-exploit-online-hack

Dark Souls Servers Down Due To Exploit That Could Give Someone Control Of Your PC
https://kotaku.com/dark-souls-servers-down-due-to-exploit-that-could-give-1848407285

This issue, which was discovered in the PC version of Dark Souls 3, occurred while the live game distributor The__Grim__Sleeper was distributing the play video of the same work on Twitch on January 22, 2022. Not only did the game software quit abruptly, but Microsoft's speech synthesis generator suddenly started talking and criticized The__Grim__Sleeper's play. You can see the situation by playing around 1 hour 20 minutes 20 seconds after the distribution started.


The sudden start of Microsoft's synthetic voice means that someone illegally accessed The__Grim__Sleeper's PC and used Microsoft PowerShell features without permission. Immediately after this issue occurred, Reddit on the online bulletin board said, 'Dark Souls 3 intruders can execute code on their PCs without permission'Remote Code Execution (RCE) '. The same is true for ELDEN RING. It is and can you ' thread has been launched. In addition, the official account of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, an overseas publisher of Dark Souls 3, told the poster, 'Today, we have submitted a report on this matter to the relevant teams in the company. Thank you for providing the information. I would like to thank you.


Twitter user Skele Mann said of this issue in Dark Souls 3 for PC, 'It's a serious vulnerability that can cause permanent damage to your PC. Exploiting it will cause your PC to fail. You can steal your login information, run arbitrary programs in the background, it's like a trojan horse, 'he explains, playing Dark Souls 3 online. I called on you to avoid it. According to him, the Blue Sentinel , a dark souls 3 cheat mod , can be used to address this issue.



Someone who hijacked The__Grim__Sleeper's delivery is likely not a malicious hacker. According to information posted on SpeedSouls , a walkthrough site that summarizes records and information about RTA in the Dark Souls series, the hacker who identified this issue tried to contact FromSoftware but was ignored, so to draw attention. It is believed that it has taken over the popular game distribution.

In response to this issue, FromSoftware Inc. announced that it will stop the game server for the time being to investigate security vulnerabilities in the three PC versions of the Dark Souls series.

Kotaku, a game news site, said about this issue, 'Since the technology used in ELDEN RING is similar to other titles of FromSoftware, there is concern that ELDEN RING also contains similar defects. With the upcoming launch of the new release, it is hoped that this issue will be fixed before the release of ELDEN RING. '

Dexerto also said, 'I'm hoping for a modified version of Dark Souls 3 and ELDEN RING. Many people said,'One of 2022's biggest expectations is to give hackers a backdoor and player's PC. It's better to postpone the release for a fix, as long as it poses the risk of manipulating or destroying it. '

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