A simple, 2D game raised eyebrows after it was found to be consuming big amounts of processing power.

A cross-site scripting vulnerability on the Steam gaming platform has been patched. The flaw could be exploited by simply viewing a crafted profile.

The digital gaming platform Steam was quick to patch a cryptographic issue in its client recently that could have allowed an attacker to read sensitive information sent over its network, take over an account, or view plain-text passwords. Valve, the Bellevue, Wash.-based video game developer that oversees the platform, rolled out new code on its servers...

Malware that targets Steam accounts has proliferated the gaming platform and become what researchers are calling a “booming business” for cybercriminals over the last few months. The popular platform, owned by Valve, boasts 140 million users and is so ripe for attacks that according to the company, nearly 77,000 of them are tricked into giving up...