38 min

You’re a Supercheat, Supercheat, You’re Supercheated OUT‪!‬ Weapons of Mass Disruption

    • Technology

Sophocles once said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating.” No so in the world of video games, but “winners never cheat, and cheaters never win,” as the saying goes. And in the world of video game cheats, the consequences could be a significant loss in the pursuit of unearned victory. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks with  York College cybersecurity management student Brendan Li to explore the gray market world of video game cheats, their link with the dark web, and cyberattack.

Sophocles once said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating.” No so in the world of video games, but “winners never cheat, and cheaters never win,” as the saying goes. And in the world of video game cheats, the consequences could be a significant loss in the pursuit of unearned victory. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks with  York College cybersecurity management student Brendan Li to explore the gray market world of video game cheats, their link with the dark web, and cyberattack.

38 min

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