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Malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine hijacks accounts to spread itself

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Kaspersky researchers have identified a campaign where attackers are embedding malware within Steam's popular Wallpaper Engine application. This malware, disguised as animated desktop wallpapers, hijacks user accounts to spread itself further. The malicious packages, which include credential stealers, crypto miners, and ransomware, have been downloaded tens of thousands of times, primarily by users in China. AI

RANK_REASON The article details a security vulnerability in a specific software application (Wallpaper Engine) that allows for the distribution of malware, fitting the 'tool' category for security-related software issues.

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Malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine hijacks accounts to spread itself

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times

    Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of t

    Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers. http…

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