More than half of Russians (57%) are not aware of the existence of the Telegram-based clicker game Hamster Kombat, according to the results of a telephone survey surveyconducted VTsIOM among 1600 adult citizens.
According to the collected data, 42% of respondents have heard of the “hamster”, of which 14% understand the essence of the “tapalka”.
The most informed were zoomers (86%) and younger millennials (72%), Telegram users (62%), residents of cities with a population of over a million (50%), as well as active Internet users (62%).
During the study, 62% of women and 52% of men surveyed, 78% of older Russians, 65% of rural residents, and 81% of those who prefer television heard about Hamster Kombat for the first time.
8% of those aware of the game said they were trying to earn cryptocurrency with its help. The majority of this category were zoomers (12%), citizens with incomplete secondary education (16%), and residents of large cities (15%).
16% of respondents believe in the possibility of turning “game” money into real money. 67% do not consider Hamster Kombat as a way to earn money.
Overall, 87% of respondents in the Russian Federation have heard about cryptocurrencies. Zoomers are the most knowledgeable about cryptocurrency — 96%, including 35% of them, according to their own estimates, are well versed in the topic.
Kaspersky Lab experts, in turn, warned about a scheme to steal Telegram accounts under the guise of a service for cashing out in-game Hamster Kombat coins.
Victims are promised payments in rubles within 15 minutes after successful authorization via the link. It leads to a phishing page through which the attackers steal access to the messenger.
Last week, the clicker developers talked about the genesis of the game and announced a second airdrop.
Hamster Kombat has already been supported by Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who announced the release of its HMSTR token on the TON blockchain. The Bybit exchange has opened a premarket for the coin.
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Source: Cryptocurrency
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