However, as mentioned by Valve, the code isn’t new: The CS:GO code ends with Operation Hydra, which was released in 2017, while the Team Fortress 2 source code ends with the Jungle Inferno update from 2017 (according to a Newsweek report). Some sites that allow gamers to share content for Team Fortress 2 ( Creators.TF and Red Sun) announced they’ll shut down their servers.
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The discovery of the code led to widespread calls on Twitter and Reddit for players to not play the games, or to even uninstall the software from their computers. It also has raised concerns about serious security issues like the installation of malware, remote code-execution attacks or the development of zero-day exploits.īoth of the first-person shooter games are wildly popular, with 300 million players worldwide playing CS:GO and tens of thousands playing Team Fortress 2 daily – potentially opening up a wide threat surface for attack. Source-code access is typically limited to Source Engine licensees, Valve employees and contractors – so the idea that anyone could get their hands on it has worried gamers that it could open the door for cheating. The code was first posted on the /v/ board on 4Chan, on Tuesday. From this review, we have not found any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds. We have reviewed the leaked code and believe it to be a reposting of a limited CS:GO engine code depot released to partners in late 2017, and originally leaked in 2018. “In the meantime, if anyone has more information about the leak, the Valve security page…describes how best to report that information.” “We will continue to investigate the situation and will update news outlets and players if we find anything to prove otherwise,” said Valve on Wednesday.
The developer and publisher of the two games, Valve, is downplaying the source-code leak, saying it does not see “any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds.” In a statement posted on the CS:GO and Team Fortress 2 Twitter accounts, Valve said the source code in question is older, dating to 2017 - and that it was already part of an existing leak from 2018. Players fear that this week’s leak may threaten the competitive environments of these games cheat-makers and malware developers rely on games’ source code to identify exploits and design software that modifies the gaming experience.The discovery of leaked source code for two popular games – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Team Fortress 2 – has led to security concerns and even calls for gamers to uninstall the software from their computers. Shooter Team Fortress 2 has waned in popularity since its widely lauded 2007 release, but it still sees tens of thousands of players daily. Shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is among the most popular videogames around, with over 1 million people logging in every day to play, and it boasts a hugely popular esports scene. The company also posted a statement to its Twitter account. While a representative for Valve told WIRED that they have not found “any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds,” they are continuing to investigate the situation. WIRED has also learned that the Team Fortress 2 code is from a circa 2011 build and was contained within the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive code. Valve, the games' developer and publisher, confirmed in an email to WIRED on Wednesday that the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive leak is legitimate and includes code from a 2017 build of the game. Source code for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 has leaked, and fans of both games worry about the potential for cheating, malware, and other unwanted exploits.
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