Game Over: Hackers targeting online gamers and taking over accounts to access financial information

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Game Over: Hackers targeting online gamers and taking over accounts to access financial information
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From mobile, to console to desktop, the multi-platform options are plentiful for the more than 215 million Americans playing video games, according to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), an industry lobbying group.

, cybersecurity company Akamai tracked more than 246 million web attacks against the gaming industry, often through mobile or web-based games. Those numbers indicate an increase of 340% from 2019., said the direct cost to consumers is often difficult to identify.

In 2017 Stephens said he got an email from video game company Electronic Arts about a questionable login attempt. However, Stephens said the hackers had apparently changed his language preferences on his account, and the email was sent in Russian. The email in Russian shown on the left is what Electronic Arts sent notifying Stephens about some strange activity in his account. The email on the right shows the translation after Stephens ran it through an online translation service.

This screenshot from Akamai’s reports shows examples of credential stuffing. Hackers use these postings to get access to people’s username and password to gain access to other devices using the same credentials.admitted to selling player accounts for as little as £25, which is the equivalent of $30 US. Nette said not only are video game accounts worth a lot of money because of in-game purchases and software, but the accounts are often linked to credit cards.

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