The Ultimate Online Game Hacking Resource

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The Ultimate Online Game Hacking Resource

A curated list of tutorials/resources for hacking online games!

From dissecting game clients to cracking network packet encryption, this is a go-to reference for those interested in the topic of hacking online games. I'll be updating this list whenever I run across excellent resources, so be sure to Watch/Star it! If you know of an excellent resource that isn't yet on the list, feel free to email it to me for consideration.

Blog Posts, Articles, and Presentations

Title/Link	Description
KeyIdentity's Pwn Adventure 3 Blog Series	A series of blog posts detailing various approaches to hacking Pwn Adventure 3.
How to Hack an MMO	An article from 2014 providing general insight into hacking an online game.
Reverse Engineering Online Games - Dragomon Hunter	An in-depth tutorial showing how to reverse engineer online games via the game Dragomon Hunter.
Hacking/Exploiting/Cheating in Online Games (PDF)	A presentation from 2013 that delves deeply into hacking online games, from defining terminology to providing code examples of specific hacks.
Hacking Online Games	A presentation from 2012 discussing various aspects of hacking online games.
For 20 Years, This Man Has Survived Entirely by Hacking Online Games	A hacker says he turned finding and exploiting flaws in popular MMO video games into a lucrative, full-time, job.
Hackers in Multiplayer Games	A Reddit post discussing hacking in multiplayer games.
Reverse Engineering Network Protocols	A very helpful comment from a Reddit post inquiring about reversing network protocols.
Deciphering MMORPG Protocol Encoding	An informative discussion from a question on Stack Overflow.
Reverse Engineering of a Packet Encryption Function of a Game	An informative discussion from a question on StackExchange.

Videos

Title/Link	Description
How to Hack Local Values in Browser-Based Games with Cheat Engine	This video teaches you how to find and change local values (which might appear as server-based values) in browser-based games.
Reverse-Engineering a Proprietary Game Server with Erlang	This talk details advantages Erlang has over other languages for reverse engineering protocols and analyzing client files. A live demo showcasing some of these tools and techniques is also given.
DEFCON 19: Hacking MMORPGs for Fun and Mostly Profit	This talk presents a pragmatic view of both threats and defenses in relating to hacking online games.

Books

Title/Link	Description
Game Hacking	Game Hacking shows programmers how to dissect computer games and create bots.
Attacking Network Protocols	Attacking Network Protocols is a deep-dive into network vulnerability discovery.
Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Edition	Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Ed. teaches you how to use Wireshark for packet capture and analysis.
Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems	This book takes a close look at security problems associated with advanced, massively distributed software in relation to video games.

Online Game Hacking Forums

Title/Link	Description
Guided Hacking	Discussion of multiplayer and single-player game hacks and cheats.
UnKnoWnCheaTs Forum	Discussion of multiplayer game hacks and cheats.
MPGH (Multi-Player Game Hacking) Forum	Discussion of multiplayer game hacks and cheats.
ElitePVPers	Discussion of MMO hacks, bots, cheats, guides and more.
OwnedCore	An MMO gaming community for guides, exploits, trading, hacks, model editing, emulation servers, programs, bots and more.

 

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