Valve's servers receive an attack that allows commands to be executed remotely in both video games without prior authorization.
Both Team Fortress 2 and CS: GO servers have suffered an attack through which the source code of both video games has been leaked, allowing commands to be executed remotely and endangering sensitive information and private data of their players. This has been shared by the TechRadar media, ensuring that players who log in expose themselves to possible malware attacks; from several communities of both video games it is recommended not to play until further notice.
Possible attacks through servers
Thus, players who are connected to the multiplayer servers of Team Fortress 2 or CS: GO are exposed to the theft of personal information by intruders who are on those same servers, all as a result of the leak of the source code of both video games. And it is that through said filtration, it is possible to execute commands remotely to perform actions such as virus installation, data theft and more.
Source code for both CS: GO and TF2 dated 2017/2018 that was made available to Source engine licenses was leaked to the public today. pic.twitter.com/qWEQGbq9Y6
– Steam Database (@SteamDB) April 22, 2020
In addition, it is recommended not to play multiplayer video games through Steam due to the possibility that other company servers may be affected by said leak; Likewise, it is also recommended not to make purchases through the Valve platform until further notice. In this sense, Valve has yet to comment on this matter.
The source code of a computer program or a video game is a set of lines of code that a team must follow to run the software or game in question; With the leaking of the source code for Team Fortress 2 and CS: GO, both video games have been completely exposed to possible bad practices by third parties.
We expect news from Valve in the coming hours in the face of such a worrying situation and that it may cause security errors, bugs and abuse in the game mechanics by certain users.
