Valve: no reason for alarm over ‘CS:GO’ source code leak – Engadget

Earlier at this time time, source code for Counter-Strike: World Offensive and Crew Fortress 2 began to float into, alarming avid gamers and modders who panicked that they’ll additionally just sing security flaws. No decrease than one venture shut down as a precaution. On the different hand, code for the sport has been beforehand available, this leak appropriate unfold it significant wider.

Now we beget reviewed the leaked code and deem it to be a reposting of a restricted CS:GO engine code depot launched to partners in gradual 2017, and in the origin leaked in 2018. From this overview, we beget now not came across any reason of gamers to be nervous or have away from the recent builds.

— CS:GO (@CSGO) April 22, 2020

In accordance with Valve, in an announcement posted from the CS: GO Twitter myth, they “deem it to be a reposting of a restricted CS:GO engine code depot launched to partners in gradual 2017, and in the origin leaked in 2018” and came across no reason of fear amongst gamers. SteamDB operator Pavel Djundik suggested connected, announcing it can well perchance potentially provide “dinky or no” relieve to cheat builders.