The open-source Godot Engine game engine is currently being used by cybercriminals to spread the GodLoader ransomware, which steals users’ personal data and credentials.

According to cybersecurity researchers, the threat looms over more than 1.2 million online gamers through the free Godot Engine game development platform.

“This engine has an intuitive interface and a Python-like scripting language called GDScript and its user community registers more than 2,700 contributors, making it one of the most popular engines.”

The ransomware campaign has already infected 17,000 victim computers worldwide, taking advantage of the “trust that gamers place in legitimate platforms to carry out their malicious actions.”

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Source: diarioestrategia.cl

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