CASE STUDY
Defining Intelligence
The Potential Threat from Gaming Networks
Recently there has been mainstream media reporting that NSA had ‘hacked’ gamers networks. Some of the reports I reviewed seemed to have a sub text of “are you kidding?” or “is this for real?”. A weekly podcast I listen to, scoffed at the idea of NSA monitoring ‘World of Warcraft’ and asked why anyone would spend time in a world of 12 year olds. From the attackers perspective, these networks have huge potential: for identities, money, for communications, and a lot more. This report outlines the potential threat in gamers networks from the perspective of terrorist and criminal hackers
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