Online gamers beware as stealing online gaming accounts will become as profitable as stealing bank accounts, predicts security company CA.
The company has just released its mid-year threat outlook report which predicts that online gaming is going to be as risky as online banking, identity theft is going to get a lot more targeted, and we will see doubling of malware exploits, and new software vulnerabilities.
CA says gamers are "under siege." The second most common malware seen this year is designed to steal gaming passwords while characters and virtual money are sold in underground web sites that rival legitimate commodity markets, the company said.
"Everyone using the internet should be aware of the nature and severity of online threats—especially gamers, social network users, seniors, tweens and their parents," said Brian Grayek, vice president of Threat Research for CA.
Other predictions from the report include: (continues)
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