Itch.io says an AI-powered "brand protection software" sent phishing reports notices to its domain registrar and hosting ...

Itch.io is a criminally under-explored repository for independent games. It showcases work by established creators and new ...

Indie game storefront Itch.io went offline early Monday morning after what it described as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers were still online during the outage, the domain for ...

Popular indie game platform itch.io says its domain was briefly taken down for a few hours Monday morning thanks to an "AI-driven" phishing report spurred by the company behind Funko Pop figures.

He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. itch.io spent hours completely offline on Sunday night — and the indie game marketplace placed the blame on an ...

The itch.io website is offline, with the blame placed squarely on Funko. In a tweet, the indie game marketplace alleged that Funko, best known for its Funko Pop figures, used “some trash AI ...

Itch.io accused Funko of causing the website to go offline for several hours. According to itch.io, Funk used “some trash AI-powered brand protection software” that created a false phishing ...

Update (Dec. 10, 2024): BrandShield has reached out with a statement regarding yesterday's situation around the takedown of itch.io: “BrandShield serves as a trusted partner to many global brands.

Itch.io is back online after being down for several hours yesterday amid claims that its domain had been disabled after a "phishing report" was filed against it by Funko, using "AI-powered" brand ...