Report: Hackers may be after your highly ranked video game account


Some 1,420 Singaporean gaming account credentials for gaming platforms Steam, Epic Games and Roblox have been linked to the wave of global hackings, Rozhnov said. — AFP

SINGAPORE: Hackers who spread password-stealing malware have set their sights on gamers, trying to steal users’ credentials and online gamer profiles with high ratings to sell.

The fraudsters plant links on popular online marketplaces or comments sections that, once opened, install malware that searches a browser for account credentials and sensitive information that is not encrypted.

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