Security News > 2024 > November > Cybercriminals Exploit Popular Game Engine Godot to Distribute Cross-Platform Malware

2024-11-28 09:29
A popular open-source game engine called Godot Engine is being misused as part of a new GodLoader malware campaign, infecting over 17,000 systems since at least June 2024. "Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of Godot Engine to execute crafted GDScript code which triggers malicious commands and delivers malware," Check Point said in a new analysis published Wednesday. "The technique
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