A 10-year-old girl spoke at DEF CON about hacking a farming game on her phone, while a woman also attempted to cheat the game by changing the clock but to no avail.
During the Capitol riot, FBI agents seized various items with peculiar descriptions including bag of microchips, bag of CDs, and old Sega Genesis games which are potentially illegal.
The commonality of SIM swapping as a form of hacking through social engineering techniques illustrated how hacking has less to do with computer engineering and more to do with tricking people into providing information.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board investigated a casino game at Silverton, but found no evidence of tampering. The game maker, IGT, issued a notification to disable a feature due to be patched soon.
A person advises to focus on making money in a legitimate way instead of worrying about trivial things, and encourages others to concentrate on their schooling. The speaker also mentions a person who had multiple Xbox dev kits and did not worry about breaking a few.