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Deep Dive: How Account Takeovers Are Affecting The $138B Gaming Industry
Fraud Prevention // June 14, 2019

The $138 billion video game market has become a lightning rod for cybercriminals looking to make a quick buck. Game-related crime such as piracy is as old as the industry itself, but the rising prevalence of online connectivity has opened up a plethora of new...

Steam Just Says No To Bitcoin
Retail // December 07, 2017

Bitcoin (as of the time this article was written) was valued at more than $16,000 per unit, so perhaps there is no value going out of this bubble anytime soon. But the team at game distribution platform Steam has decided that bitcoin is a bit...

Valve Clamping Down On Sites That Potentially Let Children Gamble
Mobile Commerce // July 15, 2016

Valve, the entertainment software and technology company that specializes in online and mobile gaming, is finally getting tough with the “gambling ecosystem” that has sprung up around many of its games, according to a report from The Next Web. The gaming company is threatening to ban...

Fraudsters Gaming Gamers (Out Of Money)
Security & Fraud // February 17, 2016

Pretty much anyone who interacts online is a potential target of fraud — and that includes gamers. Kaspersky Lab Daily has taken a look at how cybercriminals operate on the online gaming platform Steam (while noting that players on others, such as Origin and Battle.net, are...

Quick Reads
Valve Squashes Steam Bug That Could Fill Gamers’ Wallets

August 18, 2021
Video game developer Valve plugged a security bug that could have been used by gamers to fill their Steam wallets with unlimited funds, ThreatPost and other media outlets reported. A Hackerone security researcher submitted the exploit and was awarded a $7,500 bug bounty for discovering and reporting the critical flaw, according to PVPLive and others […]

Steam Just Says No To Bitcoin

December 07, 2017
Bitcoin (as of the time this article was written) was valued at more than $16,000 per unit, so perhaps there is no value going out of this bubble anytime soon....

Valve Clamping Down On Sites That Potentially Let Children Gamble

July 15, 2016
Valve, the entertainment software and technology company that specializes in online and mobile gaming, is finally getting tough with the “gambling ecosystem” that has sprung up around many of its...

Fraudsters Gaming Gamers (Out Of Money)

February 17, 2016
Pretty much anyone who interacts online is a potential target of fraud — and that includes gamers. Kaspersky Lab Daily has taken a look at how cybercriminals operate on the online...