ZDNet

Malicious Counter-Strike 1.6 servers used zero-days to infect users with malware

Security researchers have discovered a network of malicious Counter-Strike 1.6 multiplayer servers that exploited remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in users' gaming clients to infect them ...
Digital Trends

The best version of Counter-Strike is getting a ground-up remake

Counter-Strike 1.6 is widely considered to be the best entry in the franchise, so news of a remake from a celebrated modding team is exciting — especially when Counter-Strike 2 just broke its all-time ...
Bleeping Computer

39% of All Counter-Strike 1.6 Servers Used to Infect Players

When playing a video game, most people do not worry about getting infected by the their game client. New research, though, shows that's exactly what is happening when 39% of all existing ...
Threat Post

Zero-Days in Counter-Strike Client Used to Build Major Botnet

A full 39 percent of Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers on Steam were found to be malicious. A proprietor of a Counter-Strike gaming server promotion service has used multiple zero-days in the ...
TechSpot

39 percent of Counter-Strike 1.6 servers are ridden with malware, security analysts claim

In context: The Counter-Strike franchise contains some of the most well-known first person shooter titles in the world, and for good reason. Counter-Strike matches usually pit two teams against each ...