The free-to-play game PirateFi, available on the Steam store for a week in February, was found to distribute the Vidar infostealing malware to its users. It was downloaded by up to 1,500 people before it was identified. The Steam distribution service is now advising affected users to reinstall Windows and change all potentially affected passwords. This is an uncommon but not unprecedented malware infiltration of the Steam store.
IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,
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