alessandro

The FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malware — Investigation underway into multiple infected titles from 2024 to 2026

https://lemmy.ca/post/61741749

The FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malware — Investigation underway into multiple infected titles from 2024 to 2026 - Lemmy.ca

Lemmy

Mar 13 at 6:06pmWeb
Show threadAkhMar 13
If the FBI is involved, it means EA probably paid them to take out a rival
Show threadmnemonicmonkeysMar 14
More like Epic, Sony, and/or Microslop
Show threadDebatableRaccoonMar 13
They really are desperate to get rid of Steam, huh?
Show threadThrowawayOnLemmyMar 13
Seems that way. Someone clearly close to the government and probably the EA deal is hell bent on eliminating Steam, not through competition, but through political leverage and bullshit lawsuit after lawsuit.
Show threadomarfwMar 13
The investors who own the AAA market want steam gone because they distribute the indie games that are destroying the AAA market. Our current administration is fully of cronies who do the bidding of the ultra wealthy.
Show threadmoustachioMar 13
Wild, they have will and resources to go for this—but not a literal pedophile cabal. The FBI just needs to be defunded and dismantled.
Show threadfrongtMar 13
No, they have the resources. It’s just that the people in charge are telling them to ignore it.
Show threadMigratingApeMar 13
So, like, all games with Denuvo and kernel level anti cheat, right? Right?!
Show threadkalpolMar 13
The Google Play store is likely to be demonstrably far, far worse
Show threadnutsackMar 14
this probably happens with every software repository to some degree. lots of talk about exploits being spread through npm, aur. it’s normal to some degree
Show threadTALL421Mar 13
So strange isn’t it, how multiple different levels of US govt entities are so interested in this private company. Surely they only have good intentions in mind. SURELY.
Show threadTheObviousSolutionMar 13
What I hate are the “people” who totally aren’t partially composed of astrosurfers who act like Valve is the big baddie and can’t see what’s happening. It’s sort of what happened to Google, but arguably they had it more deserved.
Show threadtheneverfoxMar 14
A system is what it does and all that
Show threadTheObviousSolutionMar 14
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.
Show thread☂️-Mar 14
valve is much better than average but is still a corporation doing bad stuff.
Show threadtreadfulMar 13
Almost like is it’s the largest game distribution platform in the country or something.
Show threadTollana1234567Mar 14
kusner/saudis have a vested interest.
Show threadTheObviousSolutionMar 13
This bullshit is going to keep on happening until Steam goes public and Jared Kushner gets on its board.
Show threadRicky RigatoniMar 13
Every game with EAC and Denuvo?
Show threadWiddershinsMar 14
So where is the list? Article listed a few but insinuated there is a larger list.