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The consumer threat landscape constantly changes. Kaspersky presents a number of key ideas about what the consumer-oriented threat landscape will look like in 2023, and share a list of potential bait topics most likely to be exploited in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Larkina, web content analysis expert at Kaspersky comments: \u201cAlthough the main types of threats, like phishing, scams, malware remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. This year, we have seen spikes in cybercriminal activity aimed at users amid the shopping and back-to-school season, big pop culture events, such as Grammy and Oscar, movie premieres, new smartphone announcements, game\u00a0<\/em><\/a>releases, etc. The list can go on, as cybercriminals are quick to adapt to new social, political, economic, and cultural trends, coming up with new fraudulent schemes to benefit from the situation<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games and streaming services <\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Users will face more gaming subscription fraud.<\/strong>\u00a0Sony’s PlayStation Plus is starting to compete with Microsoft’s subscription service, GamePass, and offers to play subscription games not only on consoles, but also on the PC, to increase the market share. The larger the subscription base, the greater the number of fraudulent key-selling schemes and attempts at stealing accounts. These schemes can be very similar to the\u00a0streaming scams<\/a>\u00a0that we have been observing for the past several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming console shortage to be exploited. <\/strong>The shortage of consoles, relieved slightly in 2022, could start to increase again already in 2023, spurred by the release of the PS VR 2 by Sony. The headset, which requires a PS5 to function, will be a convincing reason for many to buy the console. A further factor is expected to be the release of \u201cpro\u201d console versions, rumors about which began to circulate in the middle of 2022, and which may trigger more demand than can be satisfied. Fake presale offers, generous \u201cgiveaways\u201d and \u201cdiscounts\u201d, as well as online store clones that sell hard-to-find consoles\u2014we expect all these types of fraud to exploit the console shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-game virtual currencies will be in demand among cybercriminals.\u00a0<\/strong>Most modern games have introduced monetization: the sale of in-game items and boosters, as well as the use of in-game currencies. Games that include these features are cybercriminals\u2019 primary targets as they process money directly. In-game items and money are some of the prime goals for attackers stealing players\u2019 accounts. This summer for instance, cyberthieves stole\u00a02 million dollars<\/a>\u2019\u00a0worth of items<\/a>\u00a0from an account that they hacked. To get a hold of in-game valuables, scammers may also trick their victims into a\u00a0fraudulent in-game deal<\/a>. In the coming year, we expect new schemes relating to resale or theft of virtual currencies to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cybercriminals will capitalize on long-awaited titles.\u00a0<\/strong>This year, we have already seen an attacker claim to\u00a0leak several dozen gameplay videos<\/a>\u00a0from GTA 6. Chances are that in 2023, we will see more attacks relating to games slated for release in that year: Diablo IV, Alan Wake 2, and Stalker 2.<\/em>\u00a0Besides possible leaks, we expect to see the increase in scams that target these games, as well as in Trojans disguised as those games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Streaming will remain cybercriminals\u2019 bottomless source of income.\u00a0<\/strong>Every year, streaming services produce more and more exclusive content that gets released on select platforms. A growing number of TV shows are becoming not just a source of entertainment, but a cultural phenomenon that influences fashion and trends in general. Considering the busy schedule of movie premieres in 2023,\u00a0we expect to see more Trojans\u00a0distributed using\u00a0streaming services, such as Netflix, as a lure, and various phishing and scam schemes aimed at their users.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Social media and the metaverse<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New social media will bring more privacy risks.<\/strong> We would like to believe that the near future will see a new revolutionary phenomenon in the world of social networks. Perhaps this will happen already in VR, but rather in AR. As soon as a new trendy app appears, so do risks for its users. Privacy most probably will be a major concern, too, as many startups neglect to configure their applications in accordance with privacy protection best practices. This attitude may lead to a high risk of personal data compromise and cyberbullying in the new social media, however trendy and convenient it may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploitation of the metaverse.\u00a0<\/strong>Right now, we are only taking the first steps toward complete immersion in virtual reality, already using metaverses for entertainment while testing\u00a0industrial and business applications<\/a>\u00a0of this new technology.\u00a0Although so far, there are only a few metaverse platforms, they already have revealed risks that future users will face. As the metaverse experience is universal and does not obey regional data protection laws, such as GDPR, this might create complex conflicts between the requirements of the regulations regarding data breach notification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual abuse and sexual assault will spill over into metaverses.<\/strong>\u00a0We have already seen\u00a0cases<\/a>\u00a0of avatar rape and abuse, despite\u00a0efforts to build a protection mechanism<\/a>\u00a0into metaverses. As there are no specific regulation or moderation rules, this scary trend is likely to follow us into 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>New source of sensitive personal data for cybercriminals<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Data from mental health apps will be used in accurately targeted social engineering attacks. <\/strong>Taking care of your mental health is no longer just some kind of whim or trend, but an absolutely necessary activity. And if, at some point, we are accustomed to the fact that the Internet knows almost everything about us, we are yet to realize that now our virtual portrait can be enriched with sensitive data about our mental state. As usage of mental health apps increases, the risk of this sensitive data being accidentally leaked or obtained by a third party through a hacked account will also grow. Armed with details on the victim’s mental state, the attacker is likely to launch an extremely precise social engineering attack. Now, imagine that the target is a key employee of a company. We are likely to see stories of targeted attacks involving data on the mental health of corporate executives. And, if you add here data, such as facial expressions and eye movement, that sensors in VR headsets collect, the leakage of that data may prove disastrous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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