The developers of Slay the Spirea game released in 2017, reported to users that one of the mod most appreciated by the community of the title is exploited to spread malware.
The mod in question, called Downfall, is considered one of the best add-ons on Steam for the game. This, in fact, offers an additional alternative campaign, complete with seven new characters and further new content for gamers.
Some cybercriminals, in fact, manipulated Downfall by adding a malicious file. According to the developers, the intrusion occurred around Christmas and resulted in the hijacking of some accounts Steam, Discord e Telegram of the victims, in addition to the theft of password salvate sui browser.
According to the analyses, most of the antivirus it doesn’t appear to intercept the malware, making it even more disturbing. In any case, it should be clarified that the creators of the mod intervened promptly, with a patch applied to Downfall, which is now once again a usable and risk-free content.
Steam, Slay the Spire and the mod: a case that is far from isolated
The case of Slay the Spire is certainly not the first involving Steam and its community.
Not for nothing, the platform of Valve improved the security of the platform last October, implementing a new authentication system. Always to make the service as good as possible, the company asks content creators to always use thetwo-factor authentication.
Mods, i.e. additional content to existing games created at an amateur level by ordinary users, are basically a security risk. Despite the security systems of Workshop Steamalso given the enormous amount of mods present, it is difficult to successfully intercept what can actually be dangerous for gamers.
Speaking more generally, the gaming sector is becoming a land of conquest for cybercriminals. Self Minecraft has been repeatedly targeted by hackers, for example, ransomware groups have recently demonstrated an increasing attention to software house.