These latter attacks are similar to other online entities and are not necessarily unique to gaming or eSports, and include DDoS attacks performed by malicious botnets, SQL injection and code tampering, credential stuffing, and painful ransomware infestations.Īs we can see in the figure below, the revenue of eSports is particularly oriented around viewer numbers, with almost half (48.9%) of income being generated by sponsorships, media rights, and advertising. There are two major threat vectors to eSports from illegal online assailants: professional pirates seeking to steal content for their own personal gain, and hackers looking to extract data or perform attacks on gaming communities through apps or websites. In addition, eSports also faces threats that are completely unique to its ecosystem, such as cheating.
All content producers, from home entertainment to educational material, face attacks on their business models from pirates and hackers. ESports is faced with more threats to monetization than ever before.
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