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Steam removes horror game after malware steals player data (www.bitdefender.com)
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Key takeaways

  • Valve removed Beyond The Dark after malware allegations surfaced.
  • The malicious payload allegedly stole passwords, browser data, and crypto wallet information.
  • Attackers reportedly hijacked an existing Steam game instead of publishing a new one.
  • The malware hid inside a modified UnityPlayer.dll file.
  • Anyone who installed the game should run antivirus scans and change passwords immediately.
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[-] Mordikan@kbin.earth 2 points 3 days ago

This is what I do as well. Process inheritance helps prevent any game that Steam runs from misbehaving outside it's whitelisted directories.

[-] DampCanary@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Its reasuring, knowing that any potentially spawned process is also sandboxed to the same environment and while it doesn't isolate (in terms of e.g. Docker) it does contain it to less risky (with correct set up) part of the system.
A big bonus to it, is that it provides basic profile versions for the whole plethora of programs which can be simply expanded/adjusted with custom user profile.

this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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