Fake gaming torrents download unwanted apps instead of popular games
If you’re looking for torrents to download pirated copies of popular games, be extra careful not to be tricked into downloading malicious and unwanted software instead. …
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Playing Hearthstone? Want to cheat? You might end up with Bitcoin-stealing malware
It’s widely known that online gamers make great targets for cyber criminals: their dedication and enthusiasm for the game(s) often leads them to disregard warnings both …
Malicious Chrome extensions ransack Steam users’ inventory
Steam users are being targeted by a scammer that’s offering apparently helpful Chrome extensions for free, but is actually using them to steal items from victims’ …
New Steam escrow system drives impatient users to fake trading sites serving malware
On Wednesday, Valve introduced a new “trade hold” system that should prevent scammers from stealing items from Steam users’ hijacked account, or at least …
Data dump points to a breach at Electronic Arts
Account details of some 600 Electronic Arts (EA) customers have apparently been leaked on Pastebin. The company has yet to confirm whether the leak is genuine. “At this …
Most gamers lack confidence in developers’ security safeguards
83 percent believe game developers should be responsible for securing players’ personal data, however fewer than 40 percent said they feel confident in current safeguards, …
Deplorable Steam security flaw exploited to hijack prominent accounts
A huge gaping hole that allowed attackers to hijack Steam accounts has been discovered, exploited last week, and finally closed by Valve Corp. this weekend.The attackers …
How gamers can help improve critical software security
There’s now a game where sophisticated gamers can help improve security of the country’s critical software. SRI International, in partnership with the University of …
Rogue GTA 5 mods carry password-stealing malware
“Gamers who choose to play Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) on their PC should be carefull not to install two game mods that have been found to be bundled with malware. …
Valve tries to curb Steam scam accounts with new rule
Gaming corporation Valve is trying to make spammers’ and phishers’ lives more difficult and, consequently, their own users’ gaming experience more pleasant …
Scammers deliver malware via fake Steam game pages
Aside from being regularly targeted with phishing scams, fake giveaways leading to online surveys, and having malware pushed on them via Steam chat, gamers using the popular …
Malware posing as MyTeamVoice app spread via Steam chat
Scammers are once again misusing the gaming platfrom Steam’s chat feature to spread malware, Malwarebytes warns. They send gamers a message with a link to a page (at …