Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket – Naked Security

The FBI recently busted a group of criminals that it believes were stealing cryptocurrency and coordinating their efforts through the first-person shooter game Call of Duty.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, which has seen the first-hand report from a court filing in Chicago, the FBI alleges that the criminals involved stole more than $3.3 million USD in a variety of cryptocurrencies, including Reputation and Ethereum tokens and that the thieves coerced other Call of Duty players into joining their criminal activities.

Two men from outside of Chicago say they met the group of cybercriminals looking to recruit more people into their ranks while using the voice chat in Call of Duty.

According to the FBI affidavit, both men said they were forced to join in the criminal activities under threat of being SWATed, which is when someone makes a fake criminal report against their target, spurring heavily-armed law enforcement to descend upon their house, with guns armed and ready….