Valve introduces SMS-based confirmation to prevent malicious games on Steam

Video game publisher/digital distribution company Valve is forcing developers who publish games on its Steam platform to “validate” new builds with a confirmation code received via SMS. The Steam SMS confirmation requirement Valve sent out notices last month to select users to inform them that they may have been infected with malware after playing a specific game via Steam. “The Steam account for the developer of this game was recently compromised and the attackers uploaded … More

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