KidM to CybersecurityEnglish · 6 days agoPirateFi game on Steam caught installing password-stealing malwarewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkPirateFi game on Steam caught installing password-stealing malwarewww.bleepingcomputer.comKidM to CybersecurityEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareDannyBoylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days ago The researcher believes that the web3/blockchain/cryptocurrency references in the PirateFi name were intentional, to lure a specific player base Article seems to imply it was intentional by the devs. Also making it free to play with no DLC is an unusual business model.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoThat was my read as well, but the author didn’t make it very clear. I suppose since there wasn’t any effort to restore a “clean” version means, it’s likely that it was intentional.
Article seems to imply it was intentional by the devs. Also making it free to play with no DLC is an unusual business model.
That was my read as well, but the author didn’t make it very clear. I suppose since there wasn’t any effort to restore a “clean” version means, it’s likely that it was intentional.