2K Games’ Support System Hacked via Notorious Malware

 

Days after a hacker targeted Rockstar Games, another American video game developer 2K reportedly suffered a targeted cyberattack wherein the attackers designed a clone version of its support system. The hackers employed RedLine password-stealing malware to access the company’s help desk. 

In a tweet, the video game publisher said it recently unearthed that a hacker managed to “illegally access” the credentials of one of its vendors to the helpdesk platform. 

The company advised users to reset the account passwords stored in their web browser and enable two-factor authentication wherever possible — while avoiding 2FA with text message verification. Additionally, players can install and run a trustable antivirus program and scan their account settings to see if any forwarding rules have been added to their email accounts. 

“The unauthorized party sent a communication to certain players containing a malicious link. Please do not open any emails or click on any links that you receive from the 2K Games support account,” the compan

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