Security News

Steam players – beware of fake skins as phishers try to hijack accounts
2019-12-04 12:02

Phishing scammers have once again targeted users of the popular Steam gaming service, it was revealed this week.

News Wrap: Linux Utility Backdoor, Steam Zero Day Disclosure Drama
2019-08-23 16:38

From a backdoor placed in the Webmin utility to vulnerability disclosure drama around zero-days in Valve's Steam gaming clients, Threatpost breaks down this week's top stories.

Steam cleaned of zero-day security holes after Valve turned off by bug bounty snub outrage
2019-08-22 23:14

Security bod may be invited back into vuln reward program, Half-Life 3 still ain't happening Games giant Valve is attempting to make nice with the infosec bod who disclosed zero-day exploits for...

Steam cleaned of zero-day security holes after Valve turned off by bug bounty snub outage
2019-08-22 23:14

Security bod may be invited back into vuln reward program, Half-Life 3 still ain't happening Games giant Valve is attempting to make nice with the infosec bod who disclosed zero-day exploits for...

Disgruntled bug-hunter drops Steam zero-day to get back at Valve for refusing him a bounty
2019-08-22 05:16

EoP bug now free for the world to see after bounty was rejected A security bod angry at Valve's handling of bug reports has released a zero-day vulnerability affecting the games giant's flagship...

Researcher Discloses Second Steam Zero-Day After Valve Bug Bounty Ban
2019-08-21 20:40

After Valve banned him from its bug bounty program, a researcher has found a second zero-day vulnerability affecting the Steam gaming client.

Gamers Beware: Zero-Day in Steam Client Affects All Windows Users
2019-08-12 15:07

Valve said it wouldn't fix an elevation-of-privilege bug that allows attackers to run any program on a target machine with high privileges.

ThreatList: Ransomware Trojans Picking Up Steam in 2019
2019-06-14 18:52

Attackers continue to push the boundaries with modular trojans and ransomware attacks, a new report found.

Ransomware rebounding in popularity as cryptojacking loses steam
2019-06-13 14:07

Hackers are going back to the tried-and-true method of simply demanding ransoms be paid in cryptocurrencies, rather than trying to covertly mine them.

Epic in hot water over Steam-scraping code
2019-03-19 11:39

Players noticed that Epic Games was gathering and storing data from Steam accounts without their permission.