Between 2021 and 2023, 34 million credentials from the Roblox gaming platform have been exposed on the dark web, marking a significant increase in cybercriminal activity targeting the platform.

These are not games, they’re digital platforms designed to extract profit from the users, and a haven for online predators.

Taylor Hardwick is employed under funding by the Australian Research Council (Future Fellowship #220100076; DECRA #240101275). She is a board member of both Freeplay, a Melbourne-based independent ...