Malware strikes again. I’m starting to worry about Steam’s lax security
Steam is, or at least it’s supposed to be, something of a walled garden. Like Apple’s App Store for iPhones or the various ...
Valve removes video game listing suspected of being malware
Valve removed a video game listing from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo for the game was ...
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Steam Again Targeted by Hackers Using Fake Game Demos to Distribute Malware
For the second time in two months, a hacker has used Steam to distribute malware to unsuspecting gamers, this time through a ...
Steam pulls game demo infecting Windows with info-stealing malware
Phantom's Resolution' from the Steam store following multiple user reports that indicated its demo installer actually ...
Valve just pulled a malicious game demo spreading info-stealing malware from Steam
As first spotted by TheGamer, the game in question — Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution — was reportedly set to release in the ...
Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner
Harrington has a somewhat contentious relationship with Valve's origin story. In 2024, she said that her name had been erased ...
Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords
Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.
Browser-in-the-Browser attacks target CS2 players' Steam accounts
A new phishing campaign targets Counter-Strike 2 players utilizing Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) attacks that display a ...
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Steam Used (Again) to Trick Gamers Into Installing Malware
For the second time in two months, a hacker has used Steam to circulate malware to unsuspecting gamers. This time, the attack arrived through a demo for a game called Sniper: Phantom's Resolution.