{"id":35054,"date":"2022-07-14T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=35054"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:17:19","slug":"hackerhunter-next-level-how-playing-has-become-more-than-just-a-game-for-%d1%81ybercriminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/hackerhunter-next-level-how-playing-has-become-more-than-just-a-game-for-%d1%81ybercriminals\/","title":{"rendered":"hacker:HUNTER \u2018Next Level\u2019: how playing has become more than just a game for\u00a0\u0441ybercriminals \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A new six-part documentary series, co-produced with Kaspersky and devoted to online gaming, esports and the pertinent security issues around them premiers on Euronews, Europe\u2019s leading international news channel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gaming industry has been enjoying its glory days for the past couple of years. Valued at $198.4 billion in 2021, the gaming market is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/gaming-market-growth-trends-covid-112000674.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALGs3Iz6cpPE_uQsK7RL3UJip12qiDfRpBpg1oo5UJpfjQ8sAuUfTBrbWIWe3ibRkvNJ9TiCFJwEuFqIxoJARtDKvnqDZ49kMidN-dbUetpMo2ZNuSEfxzWvO7ry1_yN6I6eKrpn6IveizF8OBFgQLUtG1oeqJdxRhHymVP1F_cu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expected<\/a>\u00a0to almost double by 2027, reaching about $340 billion. The competitive gaming \u2014 esports \u2014 is on the rise as well, with estimations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1109956\/global-esports-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anticipating<\/a>\u00a0577.2 million viewers of esports worldwide by 2024. With these entertainment industries well into their prime and drawing huge audiences, questions have been raised about potential cybersecurity risks and how to stay secure in this digital reality. The new hacker:HUNTER series looks to provide some of the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The documentary tells six different stories of gamers, esports players, and ethical hackers from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain and India. Being of different backgrounds and different ages, the individuals have all had to deal with cybersecurity issues associated with gaming in some way or another. The first episode, \u2018Gold Rush\u2019, has premiered on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Euronews TV<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Euronews Next<\/a>\u00a0recently, the rest will follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;episode reveals how a group of kids from across the United States made millions of dollars by exploiting a flaw in EA Sports\u2019 FIFA game. The glitch enabled them to generate nearly unlimited in-game currency, which was followed by a trial to figure out if the sale of&nbsp;something that officially has no value, is actually a crime.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Euronews release \u2013 July 9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;is devoted to the downside of the seemingly lucrative career of an esports professional from&nbsp;one of Europe&#8217;s most successful esports outfits&nbsp;\u2014 including&nbsp;bullying, harassment and online stalking.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Euronews release \u2013 July 23<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;is focused on the shadow sector of the gaming industry \u2014 the multimillion dollar cheating industry \u2014 and tells the story of an esports player who dashed his teammate\u2019s hopes of victory at&nbsp;one of Asia\u2019s biggest esports tournaments.<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>looks at how hacks can enter into our lives from a very young age, and shares the poignant stories of children who had their gaming accounts hijacked.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Euronews release \u2013 August 20<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;centers on an ethical hacker who spent 20 years hacking video games and exploring their virtual economies to find out how a digital citizen can resist totalitarianism.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Euronews release \u2013 September 3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;episode acquaints the audience with the&nbsp;speedrunning community that searches for flaws in games which allow them to play faster or perform better, and also raises money for charity during gaming marathons.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Euronews release \u2013 September 17<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extended versions of \u2018Gold Rush\u2019 and \u2018Forsaken\u2019, that delve into these themes in more depth, as well as the rest of the episodes, will be published by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kas.pr\/hackerhunter_pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tomorrow Unlocked<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Kaspersky\u2019s YouTube Channel about technology culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three directors \u2014 Hugo Berkeley, Didi Mae Hand, and Lara Maysa Ingram \u2014 have joined together hands to create this new \u2018Next Level\u2019 series. Berkeley, who is also the hacker:HUNTER show creator, and Hand, have previously worked together on the hacker:HUNTER documentaries about the WannaCry ransomware attack, Carbanak group and attacks on the healthcare sector during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cPlaying games is in our DNA \u2013 but it isn\u2019t always innocent child\u2019s play when you\u2019re online. We\u2019ve met small kids who told us they were burnt out from playing, and came across young people who thought they had done something clever until the FBI kicked down their doors. We were there when an esports professional crumbled under the pressure he felt. 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