Recently, a number of game developers Steam account was hacked, after which the hackers spread malware through game updates.
According to Valve, fewer than 100 Steam users have installed the malware-embedded games, and they have already notified those users via email.
Although the hackers did not have much success in using Steam to distribute malware this time, Valve has taken significant steps to prevent such an incident from happening again. Starting October 24, game developers will have to pass a Two Factor Authentication check before updating the default branch of a published game (i.e., the version that Steam automatically makes available in an automatic update to the majority of gamers who have the game installed).
SMS will be the only way to receive the two-factor authentication code, so developers will have to register a cell phone number when they want to update the main release of their game.
Steam partners will also need to use SMS verification to add new users to their organization, and Valve says it plans to add two-step security checks to other Steam backend operations in the future.
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