Hackers used the game on Steam service to steal user data

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/5c/7e/ib-fqkbm5js_cfc0ee1f.jpg" Alt = "Hackers used the game on Steam to steal users' data"/> ~ ~ ~ ~ < p > from the Steam platform removed the Piratefi game after it has found a virus that steals passwords and user data, reports & nbsp; techcrunch. We tell details.

< h2 class = "wp-block-glading" > that happened

< P > Valve removed from the Piratefi Steam GRU platform after cybersecurity experts have found harmful software. Vidar virus hidden in the game stole passwords, browser history, cryptocurrency wallets and other personal players.

< p > Researchers with & Rsquo; found that hackers did not create piratefi from scratch & mdash; They took the finished template of the Easy Survival RPG, made minimal changes and added a virus. After installing the game, Vidar virus was accessed to users confidential information, including password, files and even two -factor codes.

< P > Vidar has already been used in various hacker attacks, in particular for the abduction of booking.com, the distribution of harmful advertising through Google and launching programs. According to experts, this virus has become one of the most common tools in the hands of cybercriminals.

< h2 class = "wp-block-glading" > What is known about developers

< P > Piratefi developers known as Seaworth Interactive, left no trace on the network. Their account on the social network X was deleted together with reference to the game. Who exactly was attacking is still unknown, because Vidar is used by different hacker groups around the world.

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