New Malware Piggybacks on Twitch Chat to Bleed Steam Wallet Dry
Twitch is video game-centric website on which users broadcast live streams of gameplay to others. After Google’s failed bid, Amazon got the site and its approximately 50 million users, paying $970 million in cash.
The malicious bot that has been infiltrating Twitch chats may not seem out of place to regular visitors to the streaming site. Live streamers, who earn money through viewer subscriptions, often use bots in the chat area of their channels to encourage donations, attract followers and announce promotions.
After encountering the bot’s sketchy proposition, a Twitch user reported the malware to digital security firm F-Secure. The Helsinki-based security company said the malware could clean out Steam inventories, which may contain rare digital collectibles, and it could rob Steam Wallets, which are sourced by real-world funds to buy games on Valve’s popular distribution platform.
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