Protect Gaming Accounts, Personal Devices, and Workplace Data from Gaming Scams

Gaming should be fun—but the promise of free skins, in-game currency, exclusive content, or early access can make it easy for cybercriminals to get a gamer’s attention. Hackers Target Gamers: Keep Your Family Safe is an upbeat 1:52 cybersecurity awareness video that shows gamers and their families how common gaming scams can put accounts, passwords, devices, and even workplace data at risk.

The video explores how cybercriminals use tempting gaming offers and malicious links to trick users into revealing login credentials or downloading unsafe content. It also demonstrates how one compromised gaming account can create bigger problems—especially when passwords are reused across multiple accounts or personal and work activities take place on the same device.

Rather than making gaming feel dangerous, the video focuses on simple, practical cyber habits. Viewers are encouraged to download games and content only from trusted sources, use unique passwords, enable MFA, avoid promotional links in direct messages or comments, and keep gaming off company-owned devices.

Designed for beginner to intermediate users, this video is an excellent way for organizations to extend cybersecurity awareness beyond the workplace. Employees can take the lessons home and share them with the gamers in their families, while schools can use the resource to start conversations about safer gaming habits with students and parents.

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Ideas for How to Use This Resource

• Share with employees as part of a family cybersafety campaign
• Use in schools for student, parent, or family cybersecurity education
• Include in cybersecurity training about separating work and personal activities
• Feature in an LMS, intranet, employee newsletter, or awareness portal
• Use during school breaks or holidays when families may spend more time gaming
• Pair with password, MFA, and device safety resources for a broader awareness campaign