Someone is passing around Valorant beta keys that are actually malware
Hackers are trying to exploit widespread interest in a buzzy, new video game in an attempt to steal gamers’ username and password credentials. Attackers are disguising malicious software that looks like a product licensing key that would grant a user access to the beta version of “Valorant,” a new title from the developer Riot Games. However, the game-key generator actually includes keylogger software that would allow hackers to track the words and phrases that users type. Albert Zsigovits, a threat researcher at the security firm Sophos, disclosed the issue in a tweet Wednesday that attracted attention from other malware specialists. Riot Games did not respond to a request for comment by press time. Fake #RiotGames #Valorant game-key generators being distributed.It’s actually a stealer, stub grabs a 2nd stage keylogger from pastebin. @malwrhunterteam @JayTHL @PlayVALORANT pic.twitter.com/nXKzRc8W7O — Albert Zsigovits (@albertzsigovits) April 15, 2020 It remains unclear when hackers first launched the […]
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