Teenagers using the device virtualusers of Meta Reality to cheat on the popular game Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling access to their home internet connections to potential cybercriminals, cyber security researchers have found. 
Players were side-loading Big Mama VPN, One free Android app, on their VR device to create a delay that makes it easier to win the tag-based game.
Ωστόσο, η εφαρμογή λειτουργεί ταυτόχρονα και σαν οικιακή υπηρεσία μεσολάβησης (proxy Service), and sells access to users' IP addresses in a marketplace frequented by cybercriminals.
The cyber security company Trend Micro found that VR devices were the third most common devices using Big Mama VPN, after devices from Samsung and Xiaomi.
The company's proxy services are advertised on forums frequented by hackers and are used for cyber attacks, according to research by security firms Trend Micro and Kela.
