u/DoritoDustin

Full credit to pch (@itspch_) for uncovering the details and alerting the community. The original warning and example message are attached.

A scam is currently being circulated through Discord DMs within the StarCraft II community.

According to pch (@itspch_), who investigated and originally shared this warning, several people have reportedly had their computers compromised after downloading the fake game, with some needing to completely reformat their PCs.

The message usually comes from someone you know and claims that a friend has created a small indie game and needs beta testers. You may be sent a trailer, a website, a supposed beta key, and a download link. There could be other such approaches or scripts but the end goal is to get you to download something Do not download or run any programs

The sender’s Discord account may already be compromised, so even a message from a trusted community member should be treated cautiously. Verify the request with them through another platform before clicking anything.