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Exploring the virtual worlds of advergaming

May 17, 2018 admin advergaming, analytics, Conferences, games, Gaming, Security, Security world, Social engineering, tracking

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:53 +0000

With a spot of tracking-related controversy ruffling feathers in gaming circles, now is a good time to become familiar with some of the advertising methods used for, and in, video games. Ladies and gents, welcome to advergaming.

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Malicious gaming extensions: a child’s play to infection

April 3, 2018 admin Adware, cmptch, cybercrime, extensions, Gaming, malicious gaming extensions, slither, Social engineering, video games, webstore

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:30:00 +0000

Some gaming portals have been preying on children to get their malicious extensions installed. They use targeted advertizing and offer (already) free games as a reward for installing their adware.

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Game over? It’s up to your password

January 18, 2018 admin gamers, Gaming, Kaspersky Password Manager, passwords, phishing, Security, Threats

Credit to Author: Mücahit Hoşcan| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:00:36 +0000

People put a lot of time, effort, and money into the online games they love. And yet many of them don’t bother to protect their gaming accounts properly.

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This Special Gamer Chair Will Cool Your Sweaty Ass

November 14, 2017 admin Chair, Gaming, PC, Thermaltake

Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:55:59 +0000

For between $350 and $500, Thermaltake will sell you a chair with built in fans in the seat.

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‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ Is Everything That’s Wrong With Big Budget Games

November 14, 2017 admin Battlefront II, Dice, EA, Gaming, star wars

Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:50:08 +0000

A bleak, ‘Candy Crush’ version of a ‘Star Wars’ game.

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Augmented Reality games and real-world trolling

November 13, 2017 admin ar, Augmented Reality, games, Gaming, Ingress, Social engineering, Threat analysis, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:46:42 +0000

The popular Augmented Reality game Ingress has had some issues with third-party tools causing headaches for players. Could your love for a mobile game result in real-world problems? Read on and find out.

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