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Fortnite a Bonanza For Cybercriminals

September 4, 2020

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The online video game Fortnite that attracted over 350 million players within three years of its launch is setting another record. Thousands of stolen Fortnite accounts are selling into a buyer’s market in underground marketplaces. A new report shows cybercriminals clearing about $1.2 million a year selling the pilfered accounts. Each account sells for between $200 and $250 on average, but some sell for thousands of dollars. A research report says that hacking groups including Gnostic Players and Shiny Hunters account for a vast majority of breaches. The hacked databases are sliced up and resold. According to a well-known cracker who is a presence on various underground forums, “checking for valid Fortnite accounts can be as easy as loading a list of email/password combinations into the right software,” because people commonly make small and predictable changes when changing passwords – capitalizing the first letter, adding a single digit at the end – which makes it easy for hackers to guess the login credentials.

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