Security News > 2021 > October > TikTok Serves Up Fresh Gamer Targets via Fake Among Us, Steam Offerings

The latest TikTok attacks are getting served to gamers on the platform disguised as "Free" or "Hacked" versions of games like Among Us, free Steam accounts and more, according to a new report from Malwarebytes Labs.

Considering games like Among Us are largely played by tweens and teenagers, the emerging TikTok landscape could be a potent tool for threat actors to launch offensives against kids, researchers pointed out.

In August, the platform's Spart2Pay API was exploited to add limitless funds to gamer wallets.

Akamai reported in June that web-application attacks on the game industry shot up 340 percent in 2020.

For younger users, it's up to parents to provide junior gamers with enough security awareness to avoid these types of scams, according to Boyd.

"Update Windows, ensure security tools are up and running, and consider using browser-based tools which block known rogue ad domains. The less intrusive the solutions to this problem are, the more likely that younger gamers will accept the helping hand."

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https://threatpost.com/tiktok-gamer-targets-among-us-steam/175546/