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A brief but comprehensive guide to security and privacy on the world’s most popular gaming platform.

Dave and Jeff discuss the recent news around hackable toys, politics in Tinder, and phishing campaigns in The Elder Scrolls Online.

With more than 2.5 billion gamers around the world, it’s no wonder cheats, hacks, and game modifications have spawned a multimillion dollar industry.

The story of a guy who just wanted to download a pirated copy of a game but got malware instead. It’s happening more and more often, and we explain why.

One short message is enough to send a Sony PS4 into an infinite restart loop. Here’s how to deal with it.

New Steam scams trick users into giving up money or account access.

People put a lot of time, effort, and money into the online games they love. And yet many of them don’t bother to protect their gaming accounts properly.

Twice a year, we ask people from all over the world about a variety of things, all having to do with one huge topic: the Internet. We process all of

Virtual goods are becoming more and more popular with cybercriminals, who are aiming more and more scams at gamers. Crooks have taken a renewed shine to World of Warcraft, as

Every gamer knows what Steam is and more than likely uses it. Steam accounts are also bought and sold for real money, which makes them very attractive to cybercriminals. We’ve already

Hackers are attracted by any web-resource where large amounts of money changes hands, like moths to light. This is what happened with Steam and, according to Valve’s own calculations, 77,000

Much like the general population, cybercriminals have areas of expertise. Some grift people on social networks, other spread malware via emails and then there are the ones who know how

“Have you heard how these kids are speaking? Is that even English? Preposterous! Some weird mumbo-jumbo, I can’t understand a thing!” said an elderly woman as she watches her grandson

Gaming is enormously popular. Thus, it’s an easy target for cybercriminals looking for a never-ending source of money.

Hack your way through the smart city of the future in the upcoming Watch_Dogs game. Reality checked by Kaspersky.