Federal authorities arrested Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, a 21-year-old from North Lauderdale, Florida, on July 14 for allegedly orchestrating a malware scheme that siphoned at least $220,000 in cryptocurrency from unsuspecting gamers. The operation, which ran from roughly May 2024 to February 2026, involved planting malicious code inside video games distributed on what appears to be Valve’s Steam platform.
Wilkins, who allegedly went by the alias “Sibel.eth,” is charged with conspiracy to obtain information through computer means for private financial gain. The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison.
Uber Eats gift cards and a digital paper trail
Investigators traced Wilkins through a web of Bitcoin transactions linked to approximately 150 Uber Eats gift cards, all delivered to addresses associated with him, including one at the University of West Florida.
According to the FBI complaint, Wilkins and unnamed co-conspirators launched eight malware-embedded games that infected approximately 8,000 devices. The malware gave attackers access to around 80 cryptocurrency wallets, which were subsequently drained.
