Steam, Malware

Even Steam Has Malware Now
Players who downloaded PirateFi on Steam thought they were getting a seaside adventure. In reality, they downloaded a game packed with malware.
Steam just killed a game that was installing Windows malware
This sort of thing is atypical for Steam. The automated systems for game updates can sometimes crash PCs when the updates are problematic, but so far Valve has done a very good job of keeping actual malware out of the Steam store. (Can’t say the same for Apple, Google, or Microsoft .)
Valve removes Steam game that contained malware
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Hackers Somehow Uploaded a Game Full of Malware on Steam
On Thursday, February 6, hackers somehow uploaded a pirate-themed survival game called PirateFi onto Steam under the developer name Seaworth Interactive. The game contained malware designed to steal the user’s browser cookies.
This Attack Proves That Not Even Steam Is Safe From Malware
A Free-to-Play Pirate Game on Steam Was Malware in Disguise . As PCMag reported, a malicious actor uploaded a title called PirateFi onto the Steam platform. The PirateFi store pag
You May Have Downloaded A Malware Game on Steam
A harmful game called PirateFi appeared on Steam for about a week but ended up causing some users malware infections. Unfortunately, there were users who played that may have gotten malware. Steam took down this free beta game once reports about hacked accounts came in,
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Researchers Found Photo-Scanning Malware on Apple's App Store for the First Time
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Beware of fake Reddit solutions delivering dangerous malware
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'Stealers' Are an Increasingly Common Mac Malware
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