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PlugX RAT compromised official releases of popular games in Asia

Hacks in Taiwan security conference has uncovered a malware-based attack involving several online games to spread the PlugX RAT. The threat actor behind the attack has bundled the malware with League of Legends (LoL) and Path of Exile (PoE) game files. Both games are distributed in Asia by Singapore-based company Garena that commercializes popular games from principal firms, including Electronic Arts, Riot Games, and S2 Games. The majority of victims is located in Taiwan (82%) but other infections were discovered in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/32504/cyber-crime/plugx-rat-games-asia.html

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