INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Update: we have heard from Valve, who assures users that playing on official servers is perfectly safe
We've included their statement in the article below.The source code for Team Fortress 2 has apparently been leaked, leading to hackers
with the source code in question dating back to 2017 and 2018, affecting Counter-Strike: Source and Team Fortress 2
According to a report on the issue from PCGamesN, several Team Fortress 2 server communities have advised players to avoid the game until
CS:GO engine code depot released to partners in late 2017, and originally leaked in 2018
From this review, we have not found any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds (as always, playing on the official
servers is recommended for greatest security)."Valve goes on to clarify that it's investigating the problem and anyone who has any
Twitter, "Remote Code Execution exploits have already been found"
away from playing TF2 or CS:GO until the problem is patched out
But, because this is potentially a danger to your data security, our advice would be to avoid playing until the problem has been properly
reiterate that reports of Remote Code Execution in Team Fortress 2 and other Valve games have been unconfirmed
In fact, in that Reddit thread we mentioned earlier, mod Demoman clarifies that the source code is "an old version and was initially leaked
in the first place is a pretty substantial threat
Through this particularly nasty flavor of malware, an attacker can gain full control of your PC, and execute any code without your
if RCE hasn't been actively confirmed, the fact that it's even a possibility in the present state of the game means that it's best
