Steam review delays delay indie game launches
Indie developers miss launch dates as Steam approvals stretch to weeks due to AI slop in submissions.
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Game developers extorted over AI cloning of Steam demos
Unnamed senders demand hundreds to thousands of dollars and developers have pulled Steam demos, though follow-through is unproven.
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Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
Epic Games released a preview launcher rewritten with AI that it says starts faster than Steam.
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Steam Windows Vulnerability Lets Users Escalate Privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
BrokenPipe proof of concept achieves NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privilege escalation via Steam Client Service's install-script handling on fully patched Windows 10/11.
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Steam Windows 0-Day Vulnerability Allows Users to Silently Escalate to Full SYSTEM Privileges
A public BrokenPipe PoC exploits a signature-coverage flaw in Steam's Windows service, letting unprivileged local users gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM without a patch or CVE.
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Scammers are getting smarter about where they target you
Malwarebytes data shows scammers tailor fraud by platform: 90% of toll scams arrive via email/SMS and MrBeast is now the most impersonated person.
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VU#728712: Konami's Metal Gear Online 3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow
CERT/CC details CVE-2026-19874, a heap overflow in Metal Gear Online 3 letting match hosts execute code on lobby members' machines.
Cyberattack on logistics giant Ceva hits retailers and Steam customers across Europe
Cyberattack on Ceva Logistics disrupted eight European warehouses, delaying shipments for Bol, De Bijenkorf, Ajax and exposing Steam hardware buyers' data.
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