How the Gaming Industry is Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks
Like many other strictly regulated industries, the gaming industry relies heavily on identity and access management solutions to secure their systems and infrastructure. Unfortunately, as demonstrated by the recent Okta breach, gaming providers are attractive targets for hackers due to the nature and quantity of the information they handle. While the hackers used sophisticated ransomware once access was gained, they obtained that access through surprisingly low-tech means: by calling the companies’ help desks and, using a simple voice phishing (vishing) tactic, inducing employees to disable two-factor authentication.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY TONYA ROEDELL IN THE 2024 SUMMER EDITION OF GAMING & LEISURE MAGAZINE.