Valve removes PirateFi from Steam after the developer uploaded builds that contained suspected malware. Emails sent to players urges anyone who has launched the game on Steam to run a full system ...

PirateFi, a Steam game, was found spreading Vidar malware, stealing user data. Steam removed it, but gamers must take urgent security steps.

For example, PirateFi used stolen assets from other games in its advertising, which is a big red flag. You can also prevent Steam phishing by performing some best practices.

A free-to-play game named PirateFi in the Steam store has been distributing the Vidar infostealing malware to unsuspecting users.

Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.

"PirateFi": Valve removes infected Free2Play game A Free2Play game smuggled malware to Steam users. Valve has deleted the game from the store – too late for those affected.

On Thursday, February 6, hackers somehow uploaded a pirate-themed survival game called PirateFi onto Steam under the developer name Seaworth Interactive. The game contained malware designed to ...

A game called PirateFi released on Steam last week and it contained malware. Valve have removed the game two days ago.Users that played the game have received the following email: pic.twitter.com ...

Players who downloaded PirateFi on Steam thought they were getting a seaside adventure. In reality, they downloaded a game packed with malware.

Reported to have amassed over 7,000 players, a free-to-play web3 game named PirateFi launched on Steam last week and was subsequently taken down for containing "malicious files".

A free-to-play title called PirateFi was released with little fanfare on Steam earlier this month. But the only reason many players will ever hear about it is because the game has been pulled from ...