{"id":45506,"date":"2022-09-15T07:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?post_type=emagazine&#038;p=45506"},"modified":"2023-05-29T05:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T09:22:51","slug":"hackerhunter-next-level","status":"publish","type":"emagazine","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/hackerhunter-next-level\/45506\/","title":{"rendered":"Can gamers be hackers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next Level, the new installment from hacker:HUNTER real cybercrime series, explores real-life stories of hackers in the gaming industry and discovers if hacking can be a force for good.<\/p>\n<p>Produced in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/next-series\/hacker-hunter-next-level\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Euronews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tomorrowunlocked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tomorrow Unlocked YouTube<\/a> for more films about how tech\u00a0 is changing our world.<\/p>\n<p>Watch two online exclusive extended episodes:<\/p>\n<h2>Goldrush<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y02VSFS69qo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Can you make 17 million dollars playing soccer online without playing a single game? These four friends found a flaw in EA Sports\u2019 FIFA game and used it to generate a lot of in-game currency. But it all ended in tragedy. Their legal battle raises many questions. Do in-game currencies have a value? Once they know about it, should law enforcement let crime continue? We hear from three of the hackers and their families, the prosecutor and the defense.<\/p>\n<h2>Forsaken<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K9T_Kuf3KQg?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Expectations ran high when esports big name Optic Games assembled and trained an Indian \u2018dream team\u2019 to compete in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. No one could have predicted the shocking moment when a scuffle broke out over a bold deception at one of Asia\u2019s biggest esports tournaments. The result ruined one promising player\u2019s career and made the industry realise it had to change. We ask India\u2019s top esports players and experts what went wrong.<\/p>\n<p>More episodes now showing on Euronews:<\/p>\n<h2>A Dream Career?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iZT7KRKuZG8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Esports \u2013 competitive video game playing \u2013 has become a lucrative career. But a small number of fans harm players with bullying, harassment and stalking. We follow one of Europe\u2019s most successful esports outfits, Giants Gaming of M\u00e1laga, Spain, to see how mobbing and pressure from fans takes a toll on players, and what the team are doing about it.<\/p>\n<h2>Hacking Children<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xai3MB6wdhg?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Children are more active online than ever before. As kids immerse themselves in the world of video games, we explores how they\u2019ve become increasingly vulnerable to hackers.<\/p>\n<h2>I Am Manfred<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7UBzuo53Us?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meet Manfred, the man who exploited flaws in video games to make a fortune.<\/p>\n<h2>Speedrunning For Good<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EkBGmomWOOA?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What happens when video gaming is taken to the absolute extremes? Meet the gamers doing just that for charity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/home-security?reseller=gb_eg-2022-lf_acq_ona_dis__all_b2c_SambaTv_ban_&amp;utm_source=SambaTv&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=DM_B2C_EU-N_UnitedKingdom_Display_HackerHunter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45707\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2022\/09\/03035842\/22_Q3_B2C_EN-US-UK-CA_Evergreen_Display_RTG_970x250.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hacker:HUNTER Next Level, a new series in collaboration with Euronews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2521,"featured_media":45508,"template":"","coauthors":[3452],"class_list":{"0":"post-45506","1":"emagazine","2":"type-emagazine","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"emagazine-tag-gaming"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/hackerhunter-next-level\/45506\/"}],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emagazine\/45506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emagazine"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/emagazine"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=45506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}