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news.bbc.co.uk - 22 days ago

Video gamers face malware deluge

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Players of online games are increasingly becoming the target of virus writers, reveals research. More and more malicious programs are being written to steal the login credentials of popular online games. The Microsoft research revealed a family of malicious programs aimed at titles such as ...

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Game Malware on the Rise
Blue's News — Attempts to hijack online game logins via malware are on the rise according to Microsoft, reports BBC News . Cliff Evans, head of security at Microsoft UK, describes strong growth in a family of malicious programs known as Taterf, saying infections were up 156% in the first half of 2009 compared with the last six months of 2008. The article also describes the impact of stolen accounts on things like gold sales, and outlines the common sense to be used in avoiding have your own account hijacked. Thanks Mike Martinez via ...

Malware on the rise
Adrenaline Vault — ... he said. Another trend revealed in the research was a move away from fake security software. Statistics gathered by Microsoft show that the number of machines it found with such programs installed had fallen from 16.8 million machines to 13.4 million. In contrast, however, worms that travel networks independently looking for victims are making a comeback. Such self-guided programs are now the second biggest security threat to Windows users. Source: BBC ...

Malware targeting gamers gets some mainstream spotlight
WoW.com — ... Those vicious and despicable malware authors are targeting gamers, according to BBC. I know, big whoop, right? The news article reports on something many World of Warcraft players have known for years -- that viruses, phishing sites, trojans, and all those dirty tech terms have us gamers smack in the middle of their digital crosshairs. The findings are a result from a study by Microsoft, which tracked the exceptional growth of a family of worms called Taterf. The programs have been around for some time now, snooping around players' ...