Gamers are soft targets for credential-thieving hackers who see them as young, naive and playing it fast and loose with security. CTO Mike Wilson said credentials tied to Fortnite, Minecraft and RuneScape are particularly prime targets. Enzoic, which specializes in credential protection, said it sees more lists of compromised gaming credentials than any other industry. Hackers have carried out 12 billion credential stuffing attacks against gaming websites since November 2017, Akamai study found. Wilson said gaming sites themselves bear some of the responsibility.
Source: https://threatpost.com/gamers-are-easy-prey-for-credential-thieves/146700/