{"id":29189,"date":"2017-10-20T14:06:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=29189"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:15","slug":"pubgs-main-menu-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/pubgs-main-menu-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBG’s Main Menu Vulnerability is The Biggest Danger to The Game and The Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUBG’s Main Menu vulnerability could put a countless number of systems at risk.<\/h2>\n

PUBG’s main menu vulnerability could potentially leave your system open to hackers, and your steam account getting phished, a detailed report sheds light on an issue which Bluehole keeps turning a blind eye to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds, developed by Bluehole is better known in the mainstream as PUBG, is a battle-royale FPS that offers some superb graphics, great gameplay, and has dethroned Valve’s own DOTA 2 on its own turf, for a game that is still in early access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The game’s premise offers an online free-for-all game type pitting 100 players in a large open world setting for an ultimate battle of the last man standing. The game has indeed garnered a significant following and a player base, one that rivals that of Blizzards Overwatch.<\/p>\n

While the game has great acclaims in terms of player base, sales, and other accolades to boast, there surely can’t be anything with the game, right? <\/span><\/p>\n

According to a blog post on Medium, the author Filip Sufitchi claims that the games own main-menu lacks basic secure connection protocols and security measures, leaving innumerable players exposed to a vicious man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) that takes place within the browser. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can read the full article yourself by <\/span>going here<\/span><\/a>, but let me break it down in layman for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

Who is vulnerable, and how to protect yourself.<\/h2>\n

While this all sounds complex, the author has explained that the PUBG’s main menu lacks proper security and protection protocols between player and server. <\/span><\/p>\n

The man-in-the-middle attack delivers on its name here, leaving any player system vulnerable to malware and phishing by anyone with ill intent having the capability of inserting malicious code within the traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The attacker can intercept the data being transferred between yourself and the game, and insert whatever they wish for your computer to open, perceiving it as important data.<\/p>\n

The author explains that there is quite a large audience of users who are susceptible to the attack: <\/span><\/p>\n