Gamers are cybercriminals’ victim of choice, research claims

mood · Sep 24, 2020

Gamers are cybercriminals’ victim of choice, research claims
A report on cyberattacks suggests video game platforms and players are the most regularly targeted by hackers
September 23, 2020
https://techerati.com/news-hub/gamers-are-cybercriminals-victim-of-choice-research-claims-2020/

The gaming industry is under near-constant attack from cybercriminals, with gamers also regularly targeted, research suggests.

Research from cybersecurity and content delivery firm Akamai said there had been ten billion attacks on the games sector between July 2018 and June 2020.
The attacks use a method known as credential stuffing, the report said, as criminals attempt to gain access to games and gaming services by using lists of username and password combinations stolen in other cyberattacks and available to buy from sources online.
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Akamai’s study said that between July 2019 and June 2020, of more than 5,600 unique distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber attacks it witnessed, over 3,000 were aimed at the gaming industry.

“Criminals are launching relentless waves of attacks against games and players alike in order to compromise accounts, steal and profit from personal information and in-game assets, and gain competitive advantages.

Despite the concerns raised in the report, a survey of gamers by Akamai and gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack found that only 20% were worried or very worried about being hacked.
This was despite more than half (55%) of those who identified as frequent players confirming they had been the victim of a cyberattack at some point.
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Press Release: Akamai Report Reveals Broad, Persistent Cyber Attacks Targeting Video Game Players And Companies
Akamai blog post (Security Report)
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Full Report:
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/soti-security-gaming-you-cant-solo-security-report-2020.pdf

Executive Summary:
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/soti-security-gaming-you-cant-solo-executive-summary-2020.pdf

Infographic:
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/soti-security-gaming-you-cant-solo-security-infographic-2020.pdf

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