Game Development Companies Backdoored in Supply-Chain Attacks

[LASER_oneXM]

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/game-development-companies-backdoored-in-supply-chain-attacks/

Two popular games and a gaming platform developed by Asian companies were compromised following a series of successful supply-chain attacks which allowed the attackers to include a malicious payload designed to provide them with a backdoor.

The malware used in the supply chain attacks is designed to check the region of the compromised machines before dropping the payload and, if it's a Chinese or a Russian computer, it will automatically stop the infection process hinting at the fact that the cybercriminals behind this supply chain attack have a very specific list of victims they need to target.

The compromised executables will start the malware payload on a compromised system before any other components, with the backdoor being decrypted and launched in-memory in advance or running the game or the gaming platform code.

 

[SumTingWong]

What games and the companies name?!

 

[silversurfer]

Gaming industry still in the scope of attackers in Asia

Developers in the Asian gaming industry again targeted in supply-chain attacks distributing malware in legitimately signed software.

www.welivesecurity.com

 

[Arequire]

What games and the companies name?!

... the game is named Infestation, and is produced by Thai developer Electronics Extreme.