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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

CS2 fans targeted by Streamjackers — viewers swindled out of crypto and Steam valuables

Streamjackers want your digital treasures.

Cybercriminals are targeting the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) community with streamjacking scams. According to Bitdefender Labs researcher Ionuț Băltăriu, these targeted attacks, using hijacked and faked eSports streamer accounts as trusted vectors, have been behind a spate of "stolen Steam accounts, cryptocurrency theft, and the loss of valuable in-game items."

Bitdefender blog screenshots show that some of the observed fake streams had 10,000+ watchers. (Image credit: Bitdefender Labs blog)
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