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The Steam URL protocol can be abused to exploit vulnerabilities in games, researchers say

Attackers can abuse the way browsers and other applications handle steam:// protocol URLs in order to exploit serious vulnerabilities in the Steam client or games installed through the platform, ...
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Steam Security Vulnerability Found when Using Certain Browsers

TGN reports that some browsers will execute the steam:// protocol without so much as a single prompt to the user. Chrome, IE, and Firefox will all at least provide prompts to the user, with Chrome ...

Behold, the first Steam user to own 40,000 games, claim the biggest hoarder badge Valve can offer, and build the PC gaming Library of Alexandria

SteamDB rankings show that Steam user Sonix, or SonixLegend in full according to their public Steam profile URL, reached the 40,000 game threshold today, September 23, 2025, making them the first user ...

Steam user becomes first person to own 40,000 games on the platform

Sonix (or SonixLegend, according to their Steam profile URL) is a Shanghai, China-based gamer who has held a Steam account for 15 years. In that time, ...