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Article text courtesy of nytimes.com

Gaming Is Booming. That’s Catnip for Cybercriminals. 

Cybersecurity experts warn that threats lurk in cheat codes, microtransactions and messages from fellow players.

Millions of people escaped the drudgery of the Covid-19 pandemic’s first year by turning to video games, where they could cast spells, kill zombies and compete as their favorite athletes.These virtual worlds also lured in a different kind of enthusiast — the kind who sought to steal people’s personal information and real-world dollars. In recent months, cybersecurity firms have warned that cybercrime in gaming has increased substantially since the start of the pandemic, and that the vulnerabilities — for game studios as well as players — are far from being vanquished.