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Malware hidden inside popular 'Meccha Chameleon' game maps

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Chance Townsend
Malware hidden inside popular 'Meccha Chameleon' game maps
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Players of the indie game 'Meccha Chameleon' were targeted by malware hidden within custom Steam Workshop maps. While the developer has released a fix, the incident resulted in the compromise of a staff member's Discord account and temporary disruption of the game's community server.

Players of indie hit Meccha Chameleon have been warned to update the game and steer clear of its original Discord server after malicious Steam Workshop maps infected PCs.In a report from Dexterto, the issue was first uncovered by independent researcher Feint, who looked into player reports of strange black windows briefly flashing on screen while loading custom maps. Feint traced the problem to a downloadable map called "Laser Tag Neon," which secretly installed a hidden file on players' computers the moment it loaded.

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