Cybersecurity
Hackers Tricking Japan's Mobile Gamers With Offers of Fake Fantasy Cash
- Popularity of smartphone games makes users an easy target
- Cyber criminals targeting companies in key industries
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Gamers beware: hackers offering free virtual trinkets don’t care about your passwords or personal data, but your employer’s most closely guarded secrets.
An employee at a Japanese high-tech company learned this the hard way, duped by a fake giveaway for 300 magic stones for the smartphone game Puzzle & Dragons. “Congratulations,” began the email promoting free in-game currency for the first 100 lucky takers: “Click here!” That initiated a drive-by download that surreptitiously installed remote access software.