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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

To make the overview more in-depth, we included both mobile and PC games. Thus, we analyzed threats related to the following titles: Minecraft. Number of unique users affected by threats related to the game, from July 1, 2021 to June, 30 2022. Need for Speed. Grand Theft Auto. Call of Duty. Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto.

Mobile 94
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We explored the dangers of pirated sport streams so you don’t have to

Webroot

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report.

Scams 114