Brand

itch.io

1 scam pattern and 0 examples use this name.

Scammers often pretend to be a real company. Seeing itch.io here only means the name appears in a report. It does not mean itch.io sent the message.

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Scam patterns

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Fake Game Download Malware Scam

Last seen 2026-09-09 · High severity

A fake game or playtest page copies a gaming platform's branding and offers a password-protected download. The archive is not a real game update. It can contain malware that steals passwords, browser sessions,...

Examples

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Safety alerts

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Kids, students, and gamers: fake itch[.]io game updates can install malware

Updated 2026-09-02

A GitHub Pages site at jessellis95[.]github[.]io/update/ copies itch[.]io and offers a password-protected ZIP as a game update for Windows and macOS. The archive contains malware, not a game. Its macOS instructions...