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Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself
tomshardware.com
2026-06-18
Luke James
Entities
Companies:
Kaspersky
Steam
Valve
People:
Maxim Starodubov
Denis Brylev
Technologies:
Wallpaper Engine
Steam Workshop
DarkKomet
Lumma
Vidar
RenEngine
Tags
Steam
malware
Wallpaper Engine
account hijacking
cybersecurity
gaming security
digital content security
cyber attack
software distribution
data theft
China users
digital asset security
News Summary
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a malware campaign exploiting Steam's popular Wallpaper Engine tool to distribute malicious software. Attackers use animated desktop wallpapers to hijack users' ac...
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