Hackers target Steam users with fake game demo, for the second time in a month

PSA: With over 40 million users, Steam is likely an attractive target for hackers, but very few cases of malware have occurred on the storefront over its two-decade history. Although a recent incident isn't as severe as last month's, it suggests that scammers are stepping up their efforts to bypass Valve's security measures. Users who downloaded a demo for the game Sniper: Phantom's Resolution should immediately delete all associated files and change their passwords. The game was removed from Valve's platform after users discovered its store page linked to an info-stealer. Despite Steam's relatively lenient content policies, users have rarely suspected the client itself of distributing malware. The fraudulent free-to-play game PirateFi, discovered last month, was possibly the first well-known case of its kind since Steam's debut as the installer for Half-Life 2 in 2004. The latest example attempted to evade Valve's security by hosting a free demo on a separate website. Although it i ... Read full article.