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Akamai Technologies (Akamai Technologies, Inc.,: Akamai), a solution provider responsible for supporting and protecting digital experiences, recently released a new issue of "the State of the Internet" report. Web app attacks on the gaming industry have more than doubled in the past year, according to the report. The new report, "focus on Security and Rebirth of Games," points out that these attacks occurred after the popularity of cloud gaming platforms and demand surged.

As a result of these attacks on Web applications in the gaming industry, players' accounts are at risk of being hacked by cyber criminals, which in turn leads to the sale of game accounts and the theft of personal information such as credit card data. According to reports, by 2026, the micro-trading market is expected to reach 106.02 billion US dollars, thus becoming a "fat sheep" coveted by attackers. The report also noted that 37 per cent of DDoS attacks were aimed at the gaming industry. This proportion is quite high because the proportion of DDoS attacks on the financial industry in the vertical sector, which is the second most attacked, is 22 per cent.

In addition, the report "pay attention to Security and rebirth the Game" also draws the following important conclusions:

From the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, Web application attacks against the gaming industry increased by 167%, affecting millions of video game player accounts worldwide.

The United States was the main target of the attackers, followed by Switzerland, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and other countries throughout Europe and Asia.

Game companies are moving their business to the cloud, which creates a new threat for hackers.

For criminals, micro-trading (ubiquitous in the gaming industry) is so attractive that they can secretly take advantage of the spending power of gamers without being discovered.

Jonathan Singer, a senior strategist in the media and entertainment industry at Akamai, said: "as gaming activities increase and evolve, so does the value of disrupting games through cyber attacks. Cyber criminals often disrupt live streaming services and use credentials to steal game assets. In addition, as the industry expands into cloud gaming, attackers have discovered new threats, making many new players fat sheep for attackers. In our latest report, "focus on Security, bring Games back to Life", we explore why and how the gaming industry has become such a global target that attracts cybercriminals, fraudsters and money launderers. "

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