Cybercriminals have been distributing malware via Steam for a year, tens of thousands affected (opens in new tab)

The attack reportedly abused Wallpaper Engine's "Application Wallpaper" executable, which runs as a standalone Windows program and can include community-developed games, planners, calendars, system monitors, and other widgets. However, because the app allows unverified third-party code to run on users' systems, it can be abused by threat actors to target...