Malware Attack: Malware attack on 28 games like Roblox, PUBG and Minecraft, data of three lakh 84 thousand users leaked.
Popular games like Roblox, FIFA, PUBG, and Minecraft are among 28 games that received malware attacks between June and July 2021 this year. This affected more than 384,000 users through about 92,000 files. RedLine is a password-theft software that extracts sensitive data such as passwords, saved bank card details, cryptocurrency wallets and credentials for VPN services from the victim’s device.
Cyber criminals are making new schemes
Anton V Ivanov, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky, said cybercriminals are creating more and more new schemes and tools to attack players and steal their credit card data and even game accounts, which can contain expensive skins. which can be sold later. Take for example the attacks on e-sports, which are now gaining huge popularity around the world.
Scammers create fraudulent pages
The researchers also detected Trojan Spy, a class of spyware capable of tracking any data entered on the keyboard and taking screenshots. Scammers create fraudulent pages, imitating the entire interface of in-game stores for “CS: GO, PUBG and Warface”. Players are required to enter login data for their social network accounts, such as Facebook or Twitter, in order to receive gifts.
Attackers can ask for money from the friends of the victims
The accounts are likely to be searched for personal messages by attackers for card details, or to solicit money from friends of victims, taking their trust and carelessness into account after the accounts are captured, the researchers said. The number of users attacked by malicious software, which collects sensitive data and spreads under the guise of some of the most popular gaming, has increased by 13% compared to the first half of 2021. Players actually got malware software by trying to download new games for free from untrusted resources, causing them to lose gaming accounts and even money.
