Hackers Steal Game Accounts via Fake Giveaways
Cybercriminals are stealing online game accounts or draining in-game currency by posing as giveaway organizers offering prizes or favorable exchanges.
Consensus
- Cybercriminals are targeting online game accounts.
- They use the pretext of giveaways, gifts, or favorable exchanges to deceive victims.
- Victims are tricked into clicking links, logging in, or sharing login credentials.
- As a result, accounts are stolen or in-game currency is drained.
Points of divergence
- The number of cybercrimes using deepfakes in Russia increased 26 times over 1.5 years, and damages from such crimes exceeded 2 billion rubles since the start of 2026. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Want a gift? Scammers steal accounts in online games, offering pranks — РИАМО
- Scammers steal accounts in online games under the guise of gifts, TASS reported at the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation — ТАСС (Telegram)