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Locked and loaded, online gamers draw phishing attackers

Anti Phishing Work Group: Phishing attacks aimed at online gamers jumped from 2.7 percent in September to 14.7% in December. Gamers are a rich source of another prize for phishers: personal identifying information. In-game items held in those accounts can also be sold by phishers for real-world cash. Phishers have been drifting away from their traditional practices and gravitating toward malware propagation, IID’s Rod Rasmussen said. Many gamers engage in dubious activities themselves, he added.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2133322/locked-and-loaded–online-gamers-draw-phishing-attackers.html

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