Another Axiom, the creator of Gorilla Tag, is affected by the misuse of Big Mama VPN to cheat in their VR game. While in-game cheating typically has minor direct consequences, the association of their game with a VPN service that sells access to users' home internet connections poses a security risk. This unauthorized piggybacking on home IP addresses can enable cybercriminal activities, potentially implicating innocent users and devices in malicious cyberattacks. The reputation of Another Axiom and trust in Gorilla Tag may be compromised as users are unwittingly drawn into a wider network of cybercrime facilitated by the Big Mama VPN service.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/residential-proxy-network-cybercrime-vpn/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/another-axiom
"id": "ano002011125",
"linkid": "another-axiom",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Gaming',
'name': 'Another Axiom',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'VPN Service Misuse',
'description': 'Another Axiom, the creator of Gorilla Tag, is affected by the '
'misuse of Big Mama VPN to cheat in their VR game. While '
'in-game cheating typically has minor direct consequences, the '
'association of their game with a VPN service that sells '
"access to users' home internet connections poses a security "
'risk. This unauthorized piggybacking on home IP addresses can '
'enable cybercriminal activities, potentially implicating '
'innocent users and devices in malicious cyberattacks. The '
'reputation of Another Axiom and trust in Gorilla Tag may be '
'compromised as users are unwittingly drawn into a wider '
'network of cybercrime facilitated by the Big Mama VPN '
'service.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential compromise of reputation and '
'trust'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Big Mama VPN'},
'motivation': 'Cheating and Cybercriminal Activities',
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'Misuse of Big Mama VPN to Cheat in Gorilla Tag',
'type': 'Cheating and Cybercriminal Activity',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Big Mama VPN'}