You should be careful when downloading Steam games. On July 14, local time in Florida, the FBI announced the capture of a 21-year-old man suspected of using a Steam game Trojan to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of virtual currency.
Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, who was arrested this time, is suspected of burying malware through Steam games from May 2024 to February this year to infect player devices. In addition, approximately 80 virtual currency wallets were illegally accessed through malware, and virtual currency equivalent to at least US$220,000 was stolen.
In addition, according to the police, Wilkins and others also conspired with many people to use social media and information such as Discord, Telegram, X, and LinkedIn to promote and promote downloads of the game. Bots are even used to target individuals who hold large amounts of virtual currency and send fraudulent messages individually.
