A Finnish newspaper is making clever use of popular video game titles to promote press freedom and bypass Russian media restrictions…
Tag: steam
A week in security (September 12 – 18)
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Steam account credentials phished in browser-in-a-browser attack
Steam users are once again under threat from a particularly sneaky tactic used to steal account details. As with so many…
$6 million heist targets video game skin trading site
An incredibly popular digital item trading site has suffered a spectacular loss at the hands of wily attackers. According to Bleeping…
Fake Esports voting sites looking to phish Steam users
We’ve seen Esports occasionally become the focus of gaming or Steam scams. One particular tactic of note was to claim joining…
City: Skylines developers warn of rogue mod
Players of the popular city-building simulator and video game City: Skylines need to check devices for rogue code lurking in modsrelated…
Capcom Arcade Stadium’s record player numbers blamed on card mining
Some of my favourite retro video games are making waves on Steam, but not in the way you might think. Classics…
“Free Steam games” videos promise much, deliver malware
Gamers are a hot target for scammers, especially in the run up to Christmas. Major games are released throughout the last…
Multiple video games break after domain name snafu
We’ve seen quite a few complaints from gamers this past weekend, unable to load up and play games on the Steam…
Watch out for the Steam skin “free knife” scam
Have you ever had someone run up to you in the street and insist you take their free knife? I hope…