Kaspersky: Gaming threats seep into APAC

New threat research from Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence (DFI) team reveals 11 million gaming account credentials were leaked in 2024. The findings presented during Kaspersky’s Cyber Security Weekend in Da Nang, Vietnam, show that 5.7 million Steam accounts were compromised by infostealer malware in 2024. This notorious type of malware also led to leakage of 6.2 million accounts related to other global gaming platforms: Epic Games Store, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect, GOG, and EA app. 

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence analyzed leaked Steam credentials associated with APAC countries, based on data from malware log files. Nearly 163,000 leaked credentials were associated with Thailand, followed by the Philippines with 93,000 compromised login-password pairs. Vietnam rounded out the top three with nearly 88,000. In contrast, the lowest numbers were observed for accounts associated with China, Sri Lanka, and Singapore, with approximately 19,000, 11,000, and 4 ...