Cryptojacking is a growing problem and gamers are particularly being targeted by malware that uses their computers to mine for cryptocurrency, according to recent research published by security firm Avast. According to the research, cyber criminals have been targeting gamers with ‘Crackonosh’, a crypojacking malware. Crackonosh was installed into the gamers’ system while free versions of games like NBA 2K19, Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 5, The Sims 4, and Jurassic World Evolution were downloaded from unreliable sources like torrents.
In June this year, a team at G Data Software discovered a hacking campaign that was targeted at gamers using Steam. Researchers at Cisco-Talos found out malware inside cheat software of multiple games. And Akamai Security Research recently reported a 340 percent surge in the number of cyberattacks on gamers during the coronavirus pandemic.
