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A brief but comprehensive guide to security and privacy on the world’s most popular gaming platform.

Dave and Jeff discuss the recent news around hackable toys, politics in Tinder, and phishing campaigns in The Elder Scrolls Online.

With more than 2.5 billion gamers around the world, it’s no wonder cheats, hacks, and game modifications have spawned a multimillion dollar industry.

The story of a guy who just wanted to download a pirated copy of a game but got malware instead. It’s happening more and more often, and we explain why.

One short message is enough to send a Sony PS4 into an infinite restart loop. Here’s how to deal with it.

New Steam scams trick users into giving up money or account access.

People put a lot of time, effort, and money into the online games they love. And yet many of them don’t bother to protect their gaming accounts properly.

Where are the most dangerous places to live? How about the biggest fans of e-mail — and of porn? All that and more in our annual cybersurvey.

A phishing scam to try and get you to hand over your battle.net account details is offering a free pet. There’s no free pet.

Gamers wanting to squeeze every bit of performance out of their systems may be tempted to turn off their antivirus. Cybercriminals love that. How to set up security for maximum gaming performance.

Criminals hijack 77,000 Steam accounts every month.

Why Steam users often fall victims to scams and frauds and how to avoid it.

Our vocabulary continues to evolve as we see slang enter our lexicon. From Googling to memes once-thought silly words have become accepted. This evolution is also impacting the way we write and punctuate statements online.

Gaming is enormously popular. Thus, it’s an easy target for cybercriminals looking for a never-ending source of money.

Hack your way through the smart city of the future in the upcoming Watch_Dogs game. Reality checked by Kaspersky.