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In 2021, the industry grew to approximately US$198.5 billion.
It is expected that by 2027 the video game sector will increase by around 141.6 million.
79.6 percent of gamers want to develop professionally in the gaming industry gaming.
Digital security problems continue to grow, which is why cyber attack reports are becoming more common. Recently, it was revealed that the video game company, Riot Games confirmed that the source code of League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics was stolen by cybercriminals, in addition to a legacy anti-cheat platform.
Video games reached a market value in 2021 of approximately 198.5 billion US dollars and, according to a report from Mordor Intelligence, It is expected that by 2027 this will increase to about 141.6 million.
Like all industries, this one also has its leading markets; According to a study by Spanish Video Game Development, China leads the world market, with a revenue in 2021 of more than 46 billion US dollars from the sale of games, consoles and other related components.
Riot Games was the victim of a cyberattack
This Tuesday, the company Riot Games confirmed that the source code of its video game League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics was stolen by cybercriminals.
According to the video game company, this attack was first reported on January 20, but this Tuesday, January 24, they delivered the details, which According to the company, for the moment it has not affected the personal data of registered users in the video games.
Also, as revealed Riot on his Twitter account, the theft of this information was carried out through social engineering, which are currently investigating to find solutions to the situation and indications that show the details of the cyberattack.
“We do not have all the answers at this time, but we wanted to let you know that there is no indication that they have obtained player data or personal information,” the company said in its publication.
After announcing the case, Riot, which owns and develops League of Legends, TFT, Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift, said that Because these last two games are exclusive to mobile phones, there is a lot of information that attackers can take.
At the moment, the company confirmed in its information that the situation will affect the release of update 13.2 that they were waiting for. the players for next January 25 in League of Legends.
“Any source code exposure may increase the likelihood of new hacks emerging. Since the attack, we have been working to assess its impact on the anticheat and be prepared to implement fixes as quickly as possible if necessary,” they reported in their statement.
It was learned that this attack arrives just hours before the start of the League of Legends Latin American League, which will not have any impact on its calendar and the tournament will start normally.
Riot Games confirmed that by email they received blackmail for the attack.
This type of digital crime is increasingly intensifying in technology companies, which is why it is the main concern of many business leaders because it can affect a business.
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