Valve Enhances Steam's Security Against Malware Attacks on Game Developers
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Valve is implementing text message verification for game developers using Steamworks after a limited incident where hackers took over several Steamworks accounts and added malware to their games. Less than 100 Steam players were affected. Valve is purging the affected builds and enhancing Steam's security mechanisms due to an increase in sophisticated attacks against Steam developers. Developers will need a text message confirmation code to update builds in the default branch of a Steam app, and this requirement will be expanded to other Steamworks actions in the future.
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