Microsoft president Brad Smith has said The Wagner Group and Russian intelligence are trying to 'penetrate gaming communities'.
Microsoft president Brad Smith has claimed Russian intelligence agencies and private military company The Wagner Group were trying to"penetrate gaming communities".that appear to stem from a gaming chatroom and contain sensitive information about the Ukraine war. This allegedly includes details about the deployment of British special forces, among others.
In responce to these comments, Smith stated Microsoft's threat analysis team had"been identifying efforts by the Russians" to weave their way into gaming communities, with the intention to spread information from there. Smith specifically mentioned Discord and Minecraft, as an example. He said Microsoft has been"advising governments" on this issue, before stating:"It's the Wagner Group, it's Russian intelligence.
Newscast: Are Unreal Engine's procedural generation and Ubisoft's Ghostwriter the future of game development?The Microsoft exec stated that this issue is"not the number one thing [Microsoft] should worry about", noting that The Wagner Group and Russian intelligence were always"going to publish information somewhere".
Smith also acknowledged that playing games such as Call of Duty was not going to"lead to deaths in the real world", saying"these are video games".
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