The increasing number of scams that are taking place all over the world is unfortunate. In Australia,  100,376 scams were reported in 2021 alone. The cons are so well executed that everyone tends to become prey to it. This makes the youth, most of whom are uneducated about online scams, the most vulnerable. It has been found out that Australian kids mostly spend their time playing online games rather than physical activities.

As a game developer, your game's reputation can make or break your business. With the recent boost in online gaming scams, it’s crucial to ensure your games are safe and secure for people to enjoy.

Here's how online gaming can be used to scam the youth.

In-Game Hacking

Online gaming has become a massive industry with increasing investments. In 2020, the online gaming industry generated 21 billion dollars. However, in-game hacking has spoiled the fun, as many players use different hacks to coax honest players. If your game cannot protect players from hackers, it'll damage your reputation.

The bottom line: In-game hacking is not only cheating but can also spoil the fun for regular honest players, making it essential for game developers to take adequate steps to prevent hackers in the game.

Data Theft

A lot of kids play online games on their parent's devices. Hackers understand this and tend to scam these kids to get the data from their parent's mobiles. Your unprotected game can provide hackers access to sensitive data that can have grave consequences.

Phishing

If your game isn't well protected, scammers can hunt down kids to scam in an effective way known as phishing. Although typically phishing works through emails, in online gaming, hackers tend to direct the youth to third-party apps that are clones of the same game, and once the kid adds details on the cloned app, the scam is complete.

While the different scams associated with online gaming can make you feel that there might not be a viable way to protect your game, at Lean Security, we can help you tackle these issues. We provide rigorous mobile app security testing services to ensure that your game is ready for the real world. We understand the vulnerability of your mobile application and strive to provide the best web application penetration tests to check for any loopholes in your game.

Apart from protecting your mobile games, we also offer other services, including Cloud WAF, E-commerce website penetration testing services, secure cloud-managed hosting, and much more.

If you have created a fantastic game but are fearful of cyber-attacks, let us protect your game. Contact us now for more information.