Lockdowns Spurred ‘Spike’ in Cyberattacks Against Gamers: Akamai

“Broad, persistent” cyberattacks are targeting gamers and game companies, reported Akamai Wednesday. The industry incurred nearly 10 billion credential stuffing and 152 million web application attacks 2018-2020, it said. “A notable spike in credential stuffing activity occurred as isolation protocols were instituted around the world.” Much such "traffic was the result of criminals testing credentials from old data breaches in attempts to compromise new accounts created using existing username and password combinations,” the firm said. Game players are subjected to a “steady barrage of criminal activity, largely through credential stuffing and phishing attacks,” said Akamai. “Criminals attempt to access games and gaming services using lists of username and password combinations that are typically available for purchase via nefarious websites and services.”