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Researcher told Valve about a bug in its graphics engine in 2019 that could let hackers take over players' PCs via Steam invite; bug remains in some Valve games

VICE Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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  • @the_secret_club Secret Club on x
    Valve ignoring security researchers is not just specific to the secret club. Here we see Bien Pham demonstrate his Remote Code Execution exploit that has not been patched for over a year. https://twitter.com/...
  • @lorenzofb Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on x
    NEW: Hackers could take over ‘Counter Strike’ players' computers with a Steam invite. The bug is still unpatched, even though researcher reported it almost two years ago. https://www.vice.com/...
  • @xoxogossipgita Gita Jackson on x
    lozo has really been killing it on these cheater stories. totally wild! https://twitter.com/...
  • @josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
    New: hackers could break into the computers of Counter Strike players by just sending them a Steam invite. Exploit demoed live for Motherboard, and seen the vulnerability report. Valve has known about it for years, still not fixed. https://www.vice.com/...