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NIKKE PC game launcher hacked to spread data-stealing malware

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The developers of NIKKE (Goddess of Victory) confirmed a supply-chain compromise in which attackers tampered with the PC launcher scripts. The distributed payload is described as capable of credential and cryptocurrency wallet theft, and as enabling remote access. The article gives no CVE, affected version numbers or indicators of compromise. Defenders should identify hosts that ran the NIKKE PC launcher during the affected period and treat credentials and wallets on those hosts as potentially exposed.

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What to do

  1. Check whether the NIKKE PC launcher has been run on your devices.
  2. Treat any credentials and cryptocurrency wallets on an affected device as potentially exposed and secure them.

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