A new type of scam has emerged on Steam, where attackers invite victims to add them to a “family group”, promising to provide free access to games. But instead they block almost all of their actions by enabling parental controls. report Steam Community users.
After enabling parental controls, scammers blackmail users and demand a ransom to “unblock” them. As a result of the actions of attackers, the user’s account is deprived of the ability to use all the functions of Steam and run games that are not approved by the “parents”.
This way scammers can also restrict access to the store, communities and chat. Users are advised not to join groups with people they do not know.
An account with “child” status does not have the ability to independently leave the family group without the intervention of an “adult” user. The only way to leave the family group is to contact technical support. However, in this case, according to some users, the victim will be deprived of the opportunity to join other groups for a year.
Family Groups on Steam allow users to share their game libraries, typically used by friends and family members, with other users. However, in this case, users cannot run the same game at the same time. Also, not all titles support this functionality.
It was previously reported that Assassin’s Creed Mirage would be released. became free Until April 30.
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Source: Gazeta
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