Kaspersky Lab finds hacking attempts on Indian Gamers in 2013
Just days after the launch of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered that PC gamers around the globe were hit by a massive number of attacks in 2013. Currently, Kaspersky Lab knows 4.6 million pieces of gaming focussed malware, with the total number of attacks facing gamers hitting 11.7 million globally. On average, users were hit by 34,000 attacks related to gaming malware daily. Russian gamers were the worst hit of all, as hackers made 8,813,050 attempts on them from 1st January to December 2013. Vietnam was in second with 503,947, followed by China on 376,058.
Earlier this year, Kaspersky Lab detected a major espionage campaign on a range of massively multiplayer online games makers, with source code and other valuable data stolen.
“Gaming has an ever-increasing fan base, which also means that the number of potential victims for cybercriminals is rising as well. The cybercriminals are taking a lot of efforts into their attacks and we can see the upsurge in sophistication. Especially in times like Christmas, when a lot of new games are being released, gamers need to be attentive to stay secure,” said Christian Funk, Senior Virus Analyst, Global Research & Analysis Team. With Christmas coming up and hundreds of thousands expected to receive games as presents, Kaspersky Lab experts are recommending users take the right precautions.
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