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VB2019 paper: The cake is a lie! Uncovering the secret world of malware-like cheats in video games

With more than 2.5 billion gamers around the world, the video gaming industry has overtaken all other entertainment categories in size and revenue. But in tandem with the boom in video gaming has arisen a growing illegal economy: that of video game cheats and hacks. Gaming communities are riddled with messages complaining about the increasing…

February 5, 2020
VB2016 paper: Steam stealers: it’s all fun and games until someone’s account gets hijacked

The online games market is huge, and the Steam platform is a huge player in that market. Users registered on the Steam platform use their credit cards to buy content, and willingly provide personal information to and exchange items with other network participants. Rather unsurprisingly, this has not gone unnoticed by cybercriminals, and a while…

June 23, 2017
VB2016 paper: Steam stealers: it’s all fun and games until someone’s account gets hijacked

The online games market is huge, and the Steam platform is a huge player in that market. Users registered on the Steam platform use their credit cards to buy content, and willingly provide personal information to and exchange items with other network participants. Rather unsurprisingly, this has not gone unnoticed by cybercriminals, and a while…

June 23, 2017