Gamers beware: hackers offering free virtual trinkets don¡¯t care about your passwords or personal data ¡ª they are after your employer¡¯s most closely guarded secrets.
An employee at a Japanese high-tech company learned this the hard way, duped by a fake giveaway for 300 magic stones for the smartphone game ¡°Puzzle & Dragons.¡±
¡°Congratulations,¡± began the email promoting free in-game currency for the first 100 lucky takers: ¡°Click here!¡± That initiated a drive-by download that surreptitiously installed remote access software.
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