Hackers Target Yet Another Steam Game With Malware. Here's How They Did It
Meccha Chameleon, the explosively popular multiplayer prop hunt game that sold 15 million copies in just one month, was recently targeted by hackers. The attacks came in the form of user-generated content (UGC) containing malware, as reported by an independent researcher named Feint, and have since been patched. On the same day, Meccha Chameleon’s Discord server was hacked, but it's now back up and running.According to Feint’s Medium post, viruses called malicious droppers were found in certain Steam Workshop community maps, which are available to download for all Meccha Chameleon players.
- ▪Meccha Chameleon, the explosively popular multiplayer prop hunt game that sold 15 million copies in just one month, was recently targeted by hackers.
- ▪The attacks came in the form of user-generated content (UGC) containing malware, as reported by an independent researcher named Feint, and have since been patched.
- ▪On the same day, Meccha Chameleon’s Discord server was hacked, but it's now back up and running.According to Feint’s Medium post, viruses called malicious droppers were found in certain Steam Workshop community maps, which are available to
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Meccha Chameleon, the explosively popular multiplayer prop hunt game that sold 15 million copies in just one month, was recently targeted by hackers. The attacks came in the form of user-generated content (UGC) containing malware, as reported by an independent researcher named Feint, and have since been patched. On the same day, Meccha Chameleon’s Discord server was hacked, but it's now back up and running.According to Feint’s Medium post, viruses called malicious droppers were found in certain Steam Workshop community maps, which are available to download for all Meccha Chameleon players. The infected maps installed a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on the compromised systems, granting attackers persistent remote control of the affected PCs.
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