Security News > 2021 > September > New malware steals Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin accounts
A new malware sold on dark web forums is being used by threat actors to steal accounts for multiple gaming platforms, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin.
This malware explicitly targets gaming platforms, like Steam, Epic Games, EA Origin, GOG Galaxy, and more, as it can harvest accounts for its operators, which later sell them in underground markets.
"BloodyStealer is a prime example of an advanced tool used by cybercriminals to penetrate the gaming market. With its efficient anti-detection techniques and attractive pricing, it is sure to be seen in combination with other malware families soon," Kaspersky researchers added.
"Furthermore, with its interesting capabilities, such as extraction of browser passwords, cookies, and environment information as well as grabbing information related to online gaming platforms, BloodyStealer provides value in terms of data that can be stolen from gamers and later sold on the darknet."
While Kaspersky did not share info on the attack vectors used to deliver this malware, gamers are usually targeted by threat actors with malware-laced modding-related and game cheat tools if they are willing to cheat their way to victory or want to further mod their games.
Game cheats are a well-documented source of malware infections and have been used to infect unethical gamers with cryptocurrency miners, remote access trojans, and other malware strains for years.