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Malicious Steam games distributing infostealers and cryptodrainers

Malware Activity
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Multiple Steam games were used to deliver information-stealing malware, putting players' credentials and cryptocurrency wallets at risk. The abuse spanned eight titles and repeated activity between May 2024 and January 2026. Known examples include BlockBlasters, Chemia, and PirateFi, with reported theft, account-hijack, and wallet-draining impacts.

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  1. 13.03.2026 22:52 2 articles · 2mo ago

    FBI Seattle Division seeks victims of malware-laced Steam games

    Initial Disclosure

    The FBI Seattle Division asks people who installed Steam games embedded with malware to submit information about cryptocurrency theft, account hijacks, compromised accounts, stolen funds, and screenshots of communications with people who promoted the games, while identifying eight malicious titles including BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova and saying the suspected activity targeted users between May 2024 and January 2026.

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