The FBI is hunting down malware-loaded games on Steam
The FBI is investigating a series of malware-infected games distributed on the Steam platform between May 2024 and January 2026. The agency is seeking information from players who downloaded titles like BlockBlasters, Chemia, and PirateFi, which contained malicious software capable of stealing personal data. Valve is cooperating with the investigation and has removed some affected games from its platform.
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- Entities
- Apex Legends
- PirateFi
- Valve
- BlockBlasters
- Sniper: Phantom Resolution
- Malware
- FBI
- Chemia
- DashFPS
- Cybersecurity
- Lampy
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Dashverse
- Steam
- Tokenova
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