IBTimes UK

Flight Sim Labs: Mod developer caught secretly embedding password-stealing malware to tackle pirates

FSLabs has triggered massive outrage over the inclusion of a password-stealing malware in its A320X add-on to target pirates Flight Sims Labs/YouTube As game makers and developers continue to tackle ...
ZDNet

Flight simulator dev: Sorry for installing password-stealing tool on your PC

The developer of a flight-simulator add-on package has apologized to users for including a Chrome password dump tool in an official installer as part of a bungled attempt to combat pirates. Over the ...
CSOonline

Flight simulator add-on used malware to steal pirates’ passwords

Gamers are not happy that Flight Sim Labs added malware to the A320-X flight simulator add-on -- meant to be used with Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Prepar3D 3.0 -- in an effort to stop software ...
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Flight simulator software maker uses malware in controversial effort to counter piracy

Makers of games and other software developers often struggle with the issue or piracy and one piece of flight simulator software deployed a controversial technique to counter piracy - infecting ...