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This is why I don't download game mods. Another backdoor has been found, this time in a popular modular for City Skylines 2 by paradox games. Checkout what h...

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This is why I don’t download game mods. Another backdoor has been found, this time in a popular modular for City Skylines 2 by paradox games. Checkout what happened in this video.

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I would assume so. Did this happen in Steam Workshop?

Yes. Apparently there were enough mods like this, that someone made a list to unsubscribe from them:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2749608338

Also, this time it’s the first Cities Skyline, I don’t know of any other games, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

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Heh, madlads :D Modern problems require modern solutions 👍

There were rumours about one for rimworld but I’m not sure if it was real or on steam.

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