The social media pages of game developers that are listed among the world's most popular PC games have always been tempting targets for hackers. Through these, they can reach a large population through fraud attempts or access a huge amount of data. A recent example shows this well. This week, video game developer and distributor Activision Blizzard
It is not known how they took control of the Activision Blizzard account
The attackers immediately took the opportunity to promote a cryptocurrency ostensibly linked to the company. While the account was under control, they advertised the ATVI code in posts and claimed that the code could later be exchanged for original souvenirs from the development company. The attackers even claimed in their fake posts that the team behind ATVI tokens is Solana Labs, which controls the popular SOL token. In the fake posts, characters from some of the company's games were also used to boost trust. Let's also add that the ATVI token is already on the Solana network, but has no connection to Activision Blizzard. None of the companies involved have commented on the issue specifically since then.
However, the Activision Blizzard account deleted all posts related to ATVI during the attack. The only announcement from the company after the hack is just that They reported regaining control Above the account. They scrutinize details to avoid repeating similar situations. We've already written about it before Following its acquisition by Microsoft, Activision Blizzard is exploring the possibilities of using blockchain and cryptocurrencies in its products. No progress has been made in this regard so far. But we can expect something sooner or later given Microsoft's level of interest in the metaverse and blockchain technologies.
