After suffering an attack that allowed remote commands to be executed in both games without authorization, the company sends a message of calm.
Valve has been the focus of a lot of criticism this past night after a security breach was identified in Team Fortress 2 and CS: GO, whose source code has been fully leaked following a computer attack. The consequences could be direct: the doors were open to the possibility of executing commands remotely. Following the community alarm, exposed to malware attacks, Valve has responded with a message asking for reassurance.
Exposure of personal data. Valve "continues to investigate" what happens
From PC Gamer they have been able to contact the North American company, owner of the leading PC video game par excellence, Steam, which has responded with a statement that we will read below:
"We have looked at the code leak and believe it is the republication of a limited repository of the CS: GO source code released to our partners in late 2017," they begin by saying, "and that it was originally leaked in 2018." . From their point of view, "we have not found reasons for the players to have to feel alarmed or to avoid playing in the current versions", although they do recommend that "as always, play on official servers to guarantee total security" during the games.
We have reviewed the leaked code and believe it to be a reposting of a limited CS: GO engine code depot released to partners in late 2017, and originally leaked in 2018. From this review, we have not found any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds.
– CS: GO (@CSGO) April 22, 2020
In the statement issued this morning it is also indicated that they will keep an active attention to any type of novelty to identify the real root of the problem and, as a priority, the way to alleviate it. "We will continue investigating the situation and offer any news with new news," they conclude; And they take the opportunity to refer any player with doubts to the following link, the official security space of the Valve software, so that those who may be affected by any problem can describe in detail what has happened.
Finally, the official Twitter account of CS: GO has published a message explaining, in summary, the information submitted to the aforementioned medium.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the biggest multiplayer computer hits of recent years; in fact, this month of March over a million simultaneous players were surpassed in online games.
