Gaming Security
Gaming networks are a rich source of income for hackers, these have multiple complex layers for them to exploit everything from game credit fraud to account takeovers (ATO).
Most Online Role Playing Games allow players to create online identities as characters within virtual adventures, which sometimes cross into the real world. For example, gamers can sell virtual game items for real-world currency in markets like Flipkart & Ebay etc., but also in some games there are user-created, virtual marketplaces where people use real money to create or purchase personal property in their online world. This has created an opportunity for a new type of criminal activity called “virtual crime.”
At Social Media Security, we highlight gaming security risks and advice in simple language for everyone to understand.
Discussion & Articles
- GateHub and RuneScape Gaming Portals Hacked
- Steam client zero-day vulnerability enables arbitrary code to be run with LocalSystem privileges
- Cybercriminals Using Fortnite For Money Laundering
- How To Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) In Fortnite
- DATA BREACH: High Tail Hall Porn Gaming Site Hacked
- DATA BREACH: High Tail Hall Porn Gaming Site Hacked
- EA Origin Client Bug Exposes Gamers Data
- Twitch: Users Private Messages Exposed
- Fortnite For Android Release Raises Security Concerns
- XSplit Breach – Password Change Alert
Generally online gaming involves both social risks and technological risks. Thus, many online gaming risks are similar to those computer users may have already encountered, but they may not have realized that the games pose another opportunity for the compromise of their privacy or computer security.