Online Gaming Safety: The lure of rewards in online gaming can be costly, one click and everything is over! Ways to stay safe for children..

Online Gaming Safety Tips Kids: Summer holidays are going on. These days children are spending more time on mobile and computers. A large number of children do gaming on phones and computers. Nowadays the internet has become so cheap that most children do online gaming. Experts say that there is a need to be careful while playing online games. Cybercriminals keep an eye on you. They can lure you and break into your gaming account. This has been told in the form of a story on the X handle named Cyberdost. If a child plays online games in your house, then he should be told ways to stay safe online.

Ads and messages coming during online gaming

Online gaming, whether it is on mobile or computer. Often children have to see ads while playing games. Many times messages also flash on the screen. Often in these ads or messages, children are asked to click on a link. It is claimed that you will get rewards from this. The messages and ads are prepared in such an attractive way that they look like a big gift to the other person. Such ads and messages can get you in trouble if you click on them.

Never share login details.
On clicking the link on the ad and message, the user is taken to a different flashing website. Login details are asked on that website and it is claimed that after logging in, the rewards will come into the account. This is a trick of cybercriminals. Children are unable to understand this. Experts have told many such cases, in which on giving login details, the details of the child's gaming account got into the hands of cybercriminals. After this, when the child logs in again from the account to play the game, his control over the account ends. He is unable to understand what has happened.

Information is stolen in the name of free offers.

Experts say that cyber criminals steal the personal information of the user by luring them with free offers. If the child is playing the game on the login account of his parents or any elder in the house, then the danger increases further. With personal information in the hands of cybercriminals, they can also target the rest of the online accounts of the user.

Three things should always be kept in mind.

Experts have said to keep three things in mind. If you do online gaming, then never click on any unknown link. Do not share your gaming ID and password with anyone. Along with this, go to play games only on official websites and apps. If you go to play games on any third-party app or website, then there is a greater risk of cyber fraud there. For example, many platforms play Ludo online. Some websites and apps also commit fraud under the guise of them. If you go there to play games, you can get trapped. If you get scammed or lose your login, call 1930 and complain. Children should immediately inform their parents and parents should take necessary action. All photos: Cyber ​​Dost's ex-handle.

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