Malware in Eight PC Games Hit 8,000 Devices, Stole $220K
Malware hidden in eight downloadable PC games infected about 8,000 devices and let attackers access roughly 80 crypto wallets, allegedly stealing at least $220,000.
Federal investigators allege malware embedded in eight downloadable PC games infected about 8,000 devices between May 2024 and February 2026. The complaint says the malicious code allowed unauthorized access to roughly 80 cryptocurrency wallets and the removal of at least $220,000 in digital assets.
Court filings identify 21-year-old Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins of North Lauderdale, Florida, as a participant who provided financial support and helped promote the operation. Wilkins faces a single federal count of conspiracy to obtain computer information for private financial gain, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Court documents describe the malware as embedded in eight titles — BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi and Tokenova — and investigators say details point to a major PC game marketplace used to distribute the files. The FBI is asking anyone who downloaded those games or related titles to come forward as potential victims.
According to the complaint, the software collected passwords, cryptocurrency wallet credentials, browser data, seed phrases and authentication tokens after users installed the games. Investigators allege members of the conspiracy reviewed stolen files to find wallets they could access and then transferred funds out of those accounts.
The campaign reportedly used social platforms and automated tools to identify likely cryptocurrency holders. Prosecutors say the defendants promoted the infected games on Discord, Telegram, X and LinkedIn and used bots to search online communities for users with significant crypto holdings, then sent customized messages encouraging them to install the software.
Encrypted Signal messages quoted in court filings reference a participant using the handle “Sibel.eth” discussing purchases of a remote access trojan for about $10,000 and campaigns intended to empty cryptocurrency wallets. Blockchain transactions tied to the scheme led investigators to purchases of more than 150 digital gift cards on a cryptocurrency-for-gift-card service; most of those cards were redeemed for Uber Eats orders. Subpoenaed delivery records connected many of the orders to the defendant’s university addresses and his South Florida residence.
Agents executing a search warrant recovered electronic devices and three cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, including one linked to a Monero wallet. Transaction records reviewed by authorities indicate the defendant sent or received roughly $382,000 in cryptocurrency.
The FBI continues its investigation and asks anyone who downloaded the implicated games or experienced unexplained cryptocurrency losses after installing game software to contact law enforcement.
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