Playing games on Steam is considered safe by many gamers. However, hackers have managed to infect a game with a virus, but Steam support has taken care of it.
What game was it? Beyond The Dark was an AI-generated horror game on Steam, where you had to exorcise ghosts in the style of Phasmophobia. The developers spoke of PvE and PvP missions.
Otherwise, there was only a generic description that fantasized about chess, strategy, acorns, and an island. However, the title was free and gathered at least 39 reviews on Steam. But now players are in danger.
We spare you the trailer and instead show you another funny trailer:
A Virus on Steam
Where did the virus come from? With hundreds to thousands of games on Steam, it is a mammoth task for the developers to check all titles. Automatic virus scans before release are therefore one of the means to secure Steam.
The title Beyond The Dark apparently bypassed these checks. As reported by the website PCGuide.com, malware was apparently installed with the game, which supposedly stole personal information and passwords, for example for cryptocurrencies.
However, the original developers seem to be blameless for the malware. According to the report, the title behind “Beyond The Dark” is supposed to be “Rodent Race”, which was taken over by hackers who sent the malware via an update. However, Steam checks updates differently than releases, which is likely how the incident occurred.
How did Steam respond? Steam support is considered one of the best customer supports out there. Accordingly, they responded quickly and effectively this time as well and banned the title from Steam. If you now visit the Steam page, you will only find the message:
Note: Beyond The Dark is no longer available in the Steam store.
Stolen accounts are an entry point for hackers and scammers. There are constant attacks that customers can hardly protect themselves against. What you should do in such cases is explained here using another game as an example: Hackers break into MMORPG company, steal player data, and this is what you should now expect
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