More gaming account hacks revealed
Online identity firm Garlik has revealed that criminals are targeting gamers with increasing regularity in an attempt to harvest personal and financial information which could be worth as much as £4.5 million a year.
The research assessed illegal trading of credentials on platforms such as Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation and World of Warcraft.
Garlik estimated that around 500,000 XBox Live credentials are being traded on a yearly basis, with a selling price of around £100 for 20 accounts. It also warned that digital content delivery platform Steam is one of the most highly targeted, with hackers uploading infected add-ons for various titles which contain maliciousTrojan code
