Hacked Discord Server for Meccha Chameleon Leaves Game Data Unaffected
The breach traces to a mod-map malware check on a spare developer PC, and the developers confirm the game itself is safe, with the Discord takeover the only confirmed damage.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Developers LEMORION and HAGANEIRO reported on July 26 that the official Discord server for Meccha Chameleon was hacked. The server admin account was hijacked and all admins were banned. Hackers claim the latest game version contains a remote access tool, but the game itself is unaffected. The incident traces to a mod-map malware investigation, during which a spare PC was infected and later fully reset. Version 3.1.0 patched the vulnerability.
Meccha Chameleon is a paint-and-hide multiplayer game on Steam, where players color their own characters to blend into maps. It sold over 15 million copies by July 5. HAGANEIRO was verifying modded maps reported to carry malware when a non-developer PC got infected, two-factor authentication was bypassed, and the Discord account was taken over. The infected PC was a spare and was fully reset. Version 3.1.0 fixed the mod-map vulnerability. The developers are contacting Discord support and asking players to report the server, and they advise staying out of the official server until the situation settles.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.