![]() ![]() The second scam centers around a website that purports to offer an activation code for the game ‘The Last of Us’ on Playstation. ![]() As per Kaspersky's Securelist 2022 report on gaming-related cyber threats, between July 2021 and June 2022, around 384,224 gamers fell victim to thousands of malware disguised as games. Gamers are also at risk of being affected by adware and crypto-jacking. ![]() Kaspersky did not provide specific information about the type of malware used in this campaign, but it can be in various forms, such as Trojans that steal personal information or ransomware that encrypt data. ‘Users will not know that something is wrong because it may not cause any visible harm, while silently doing its job.’ ![]() Kaspersky also warned that malware could escape users’ attention for years after infecting their devices. ‘Most often, players get malicious software, stealing sensitive data, on their devices when trying to download a popular game from a third-grade website instead of buying it on the official one.’ Anyone who attempts to download it will end up with malware on their device. The first of the scams involves a website that pretends to offer a game called ‘The Last of Us Part II’ for download, but in reality, it’s nothing more than an elaborate trap. In a recent interview with VPNOverview, Kaspersky stated that ‘Gamers are a popular target for cybercriminals, because, in addition to personal information, passwords, and bank card data, scammers may steal their gaming accounts with internal currency and rare skins, for example, using stealers.’ Recently, Kaspersky's researchers uncovered two different malicious campaigns, one involving malware injection on PCs and the other a phishing scheme to steal financial information such as banking data. ![]()
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