Official Sony PlayStation site hacked as gamers get targeted by Trojans

Davey Winder
Thursday, 03 July 2008 19:59

Your IT - Entertainment

It is a trend which is repeated in the latest 'Most-Reported Threats ' survey from security outfit Fortinet covering June 2008. In this list of the top 10 most reported high-risk threats for June it shows that the most active online gaming Trojans took the second and fourth positions. When looked at as a single unit, the gaming brethren were the most active malware family, making up more than 35 percent of total threats for the month.

"It's no surprise to see malicious online gaming activity circle the globe to cast a bigger net for financial gain," said Derek Manky, security researcher for Fortinet. "With the online gaming market thriving with consumers, malicious activity will very likely continue for some time in this emerging sector as it forms a viable target."