GoDaddy researchers found WordPress malware using Steam Community profile comments to hide encoded command and control data, with nearly 1,980 sites affected.
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GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure
Malware on approximately 2,000 WordPress sites hid C2 instructions in Steam profile comments using invisible Unicode. GoDaddy researchers spotted a command-and-control infrastructure for a malware campaign abusing Valve’s Steam gaming platform. The experts discovered malware on approximately 1,980 WordPress sites that fetches its instructions by reading Steam Community profile comments, where the actual payload is…
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FBI Investigates Steam Games Linked to Malware and Crypto Wallet Theft
FBI warns gamers after malware hidden in several Steam games stole browser data and drained cryptocurrency wallets between May 2024 and January 2026.
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FBI launches inquiry into Steam games spreading malware
The FBI is asking gamers who installed malware-infected Steam games between May 2024 and January 2026 to come forward as part of an ongoing investigation. The FBI is seeking gamers who downloaded Steam games later found to contain malware. According to a notice from the FBI’s Seattle Division, investigators are trying to identify victims who…
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FBI Calls for Help to Track Steam Malware Campaign
The FBI wants to hear from gamers who have downloaded Steam titles containing malware
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FBI seeks victims of Steam games used to spread malware
The FBI is asking gamers who installed Steam titles containing malware to provide information as part of an ongoing investigation into eight malicious games uploaded to the gaming platform. […]