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Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks in the Gaming Industry: Secure Game Players' and Developers' Data and Systems
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Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks in the Gaming Industry: Secure Game Players' and Developers' Data and Systems

by Massimo Nardone
May 2025
Intermediate to advanced
118 pages
1h 33m
English
Apress
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M. NardoneCybersecurity Threats and Attacks in the Gaming IndustryApress Pocket Guideshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1492-1_4

4. Most common gaming Cybersecurity Attacks

Massimo Nardone1  
(1)
Helsinki, Finland
 

The gaming industry, particularly the online gaming sector, is a prime target for various cybersecurity threats and attacks. This is due to the massive player base, the value of in-game items and currencies, the use of online infrastructure for multiplayer experiences, its large user base, valuable in-game assets, and vast online infrastructure.

Threats range from account takeovers to large-scale data breaches, impacting both players and gaming companies. ...

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