Security News > 2020 > April > Valve Confirms CS:GO, Team Fortress 2 Source-Code Leak

The discovery of leaked source code for two popular games - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 - has led to security concerns and even calls for gamers to uninstall the software from their computers.

The developer and publisher of the two games, Valve, is downplaying the source-code leak, saying it does not see "Any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds." In a statement posted on the CS:GO and Team Fortress 2 Twitter accounts, Valve said the source code in question is older, dating to 2017 - and that it was already part of an existing leak from 2018.

Both of the first-person shooter games are wildly popular, with 300 million players worldwide playing CS:GO; and tens of thousands playing Team Fortress 2 daily - potentially opening up a wide threat surface for attack.

As mentioned by Valve, the code isn't new: The CS:GO code ends with Operation Hydra, which was released in 2017, while the Team Fortress 2 source code ends with the Jungle Inferno update from 2017.

Source code for both CS:GO and TF2 dated 2017/2018 that was made available to Source engine licencees was leaked to the public today.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/valve-confirms-csgo-team-fortress-2-source-code-leak/155092/