Microsoft believes Russian intelligence is targeting game communities
Microsoft believes Russian intelligence is targeting game communities posted at 20:05:44 UTC via gamedeveloper.com Microsoft president Brad Smith claims Russia is targeting video game communities in a bid to disseminate information. During a chat at Semafor's World Economy Summit, Smith was asked whether some video game apps and platforms represent a security threat. The question was posed after Discord recently played host to what appeared to be leaked Pentagon documents that contained classified material about the war in Ukraine. In response, Smith said that while video games themselves shouldn't be viewed as the issue–noting that "playing Call of Duty isn't going to lead to deaths in the real world–he added that Microsoft's digital threat analysis team believes members of the Russian intelligence community and paramilitary organization Wagner Group are attempting to infiltrate game communities. "Around games, you have a community of gamers. They come to
