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thingsiplay@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago

malicious backdoor found in widely used game mod by Low Level [YouTube]

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thingsiplay@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 months ago
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they found another backdoor.
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This is why I don't download game mods. Another backdoor has been found, this time in a popular modular for City Skylines 2 by paradox games. Checkout what h...

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This is why I don’t download game mods. Another backdoor has been found, this time in a popular modular for City Skylines 2 by paradox games. Checkout what happened in this video.

reddit.com/r/antivirus/comments/1gh4qp0/popular_mod_for_a_game_may_have_been_malicious_no

  • thingsiplay@beehaw.orgOP
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    I would assume so. Did this happen in Steam Workshop?

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      Yes. Apparently there were enough mods like this, that someone made a list to unsubscribe from them:

      https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2749608338

      Also, this time it’s the first Cities Skyline, I don’t know of any other games, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

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        There were rumours about one for rimworld but I’m not sure if it was real or on steam.

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        Heh, madlads :D Modern problems require modern solutions 👍

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