Roblox runs an automated chat filter at the scale of billions of messages per day. An independent audit of about two million chat messages from four of the platform’s most popular games shows that filter missing a wide range of harmful interactions, including grooming attempts, sexual content directed at minors, threats of violence, and references…
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Global Security News, malware, Russia
Three Arrested for Hacking Over 610,000 Roblox Accounts
Suspects accused of distributing malware and selling access to stolen Roblox accounts on Russian marketplaces
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Hackers arrested for stealing and reselling 600,000 Roblox accounts
Ukrainian police detained three suspects accused of hacking into Roblox accounts and reselling the data on Russian websites, with payments made in cryptocurrency. Police raid (Source: The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine) “Prosecutors of the Lviv region, together with the cyber police and the Security Service of Ukraine, have stopped the activities of a group…
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Large-scale Roblox hacking operation shut down by Ukrainian authorities
Ukrainian police arrested three hackers who hijacked 610,000 Roblox accounts and sold them for $225,000 in profit. Police in Ukraine arrested three suspects accused of hacking over 610,000 Roblox accounts and selling them for about $225,000. Officers carried out multiple searches in Lviv, seizing cash, phones, computers, laptops, tablets, and USB drives. The operation disrupted…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Smashing Security podcast #465: This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
A developer at an AI startup wanted to cheat at Roblox. They downloaded a dodgy script on their work laptop. That one decision triggered a cascade of failures that ended with a $2 million data breach affecting hundreds of thousands of organisations. All for some free in-game currency. Meanwhile, there’s a 1980s phone protocol called…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Government & Policy, privacy, Risk Management
Meta, Roblox and TikTok claim to UK Parliament that their platforms are are not additive to children and that Australian under 16 ban will fail
The claim from Meta, Roblox and TikTok that Australia’s under-16 social media ban is “not really enforceable” has now moved from industry talking point to parliamentary record, following testimony before the UK’s Education Committee in April. But beneath the predictable pushback from Meta, TikTok and Roblox lies a more complex—and more uncomfortable—reality for policymakers on…
AI, Global Security News
Robux pricing guide: cost per Robux & best purchase options
GUEST OPINION: Robux is the main currency that Roblox uses for players to buy avatar cosmetics, game passes, and to convert money into. Every bit of Robux has a set value to determine how much money it’s worth. With Roblox Premium, you can even get Robux as a monthly allowance! We’ll go over all of…
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Roblox Announces New Jumpstart and Incubator Programs to Help Creators Expand What’s Possible
The next generation of iconic games on Roblox is promised, thanks to the platform’s rapidly growing audience, and thanks to creators who are inventing new genres and breaking records. Roblox is launching two new programs to support these creators as they build the next generation of games.
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Fake Xeno and Roblox Utilities Used to Install Windows RAT, Microsoft Warns
Fake Xeno and Roblox gaming tools are spreading a Windows RAT (remote access trojan) using PowerShell and LOLBins, Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns.
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Australian children spent more than two hours a day on TikTok in 2025 prior to ban: Qustodio report
GUEST RESEARCH: Australian kids spent more time on Roblox for mobile than any other nation studied, averaging 87 minutes per day, while on desktop the average time spent was 133 minutes Children’s use of ChatGPT app has increased by 417 per cent since 2024
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Key Moments in the History of Videogames (and No, ‘Pong’ Wasn’t First)
How videogames became the world’s most profitable pastime—from “Spacewar” to “Roblox.”
Global Security News
Key Moments in the History of Videogames (and No, ‘Pong’ Wasn’t First)
How videogames became the world’s most profitable pastime—from “Spacewar” to “Roblox.”