It turns out that cybercriminal forces prefer Minecraft for distributing malware.
Bleeping Computer, a cyber security media outlet, cited the results of a cyber security company Kaspersky’s survey conducted from July last year to July this year. accounted for about 25% of the
Following Minecraft, FIFA (11%), Roblox (9.5%), Far Cry (9.4%), and Call of Duty (9%) were confirmed to have the highest percentage of malware distribution mobilization in the order. Need for Speed, Grand Theft Auto, and The Sims have also been mobilized to distribute malware.
Kaspersky’s research team also found that the amount of malware distribution per time for PC games was relatively reduced. In fact, the amount of malware distribution per attack decreased by 30% compared to 2020, and the number of users affected by malware using games decreased by 36%.
However, as a result of the malware distribution per attack, it was confirmed that Minecraft’s malware distribution amounted to 40%, overwhelmingly high. It was followed by GTA (15%), PUBG (10%), Roblox (10%), and FIFA (5%) in order of distribution of malware in one attack.
The Kaspersky research team pointed to the distribution of Chaos ransomware in game forums as the cause of the overwhelming majority of Minecraft malware distribution cases. We also found a problem that the game cloning program in the Microsoft Store contained a malware loader.
In addition to this, he cited more victims as the reason that cyber attackers mainly target popular titles when distributing malware. Cases of exploiting the game’s own economy have often been found in that it is relatively easy to distribute malware.
Lastly, Kaspersky research team reported that 88.5% of all malware distribution attacks use downloaders.