Kaspersky Lab has detected more than 4 million attempts by fraudsters to disguise malware as video games in the period from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023. The list of the most popular titles includes Minecraft, PUBG and Hogwarts Legacy.
Top 10 video games by the number of users who have faced fraud attacks:
1. Minecraft — 130,619 people;
2. Roblox — 30,367 people;
3. CS:GO — 23,429 people;
4. PUBG — 5,891 people;
5. Hogwarts Legacy — 4,007 people;
6. DOTA 2 — 1,922 people;
7. League of Legends — 986 people;
8. World of Warcraft — 387 people;
9. Apex Legends — 322 people;
10. Diablo IV — 264 people.