Meccha Chameleon, the multiplayer prop hunt game that became a viral hit on Steam in recent weeks, suffered serious security issues over the weekend. According to Eurogamer and GameSpot, a community member known as Feint discovered that some maps created by players on Steam Workshop contained malware. The map Laser Tag Zero was identified as a "malware dropper" that executed malicious commands during download.
After investigating suspicious behavior following a friend's report of a command prompt window appearing, Feint published detailed findings in a blog post. The map was swiftly removed from the platform, but the situation worsened when additional infected maps began appearing on Workshop.
Matters escalated when the game's official Discord server was hacked. According to GameSpot, security was completely breached during the attack. The developers responded quickly to both incidents: they confirmed that all "hackers have been banned," that vulnerabilities were patched, and that Discord service was restored.
Meccha Chameleon had recently risen to prominence as the second-largest PC revenue phenomenon, behind only Fortnite. The discovery of malicious maps marks the game's first significant roadblock since launching in early access in June.
