Get the latest tech news

Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players


Hackers are targeting some video game players with malware designed to steal their passwords.

Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. A person with knowledge of the incidents, who asked to remain anonymous because they weren’t authorized to speak to the press, said that people at Activision Blizzard are investigating, trying to “help remove the malware,” and “working on identifying and remediating player accounts for anyone affected.” The malware campaign appears to have been uncovered first by Zeebler, a person who develops and sells cheating software for the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty.

Get the Android app

Or read this on TechCrunch

Read more on:

Photo of Activision

Activision

Photo of Password

Password

Photo of stealing malware

stealing malware

Related news:

News photo

Cisco warns of password-spraying attacks targeting VPN services

News photo

Proton Pass now offering passkeys - uses cryptographic key pair instead of password stored on server

News photo

TikTok Crackdown Shifts Into Overdrive, With Sale or Shutdown on Table | Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision, has floated idea of buying TikTok to potential partners