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The big picture: A 21-year-old Florida resident was arrested last week for allegedly stealing more than $220,000 in cryptocurrency through malware hidden in video games. Although the indictment does not identify the storefront that hosted the infected games, it mentions several titles that were listed on Steam until recently.
The suspect, identified by the FBI as Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, is accused of running a sophisticated cybercrime operation with unnamed co-conspirators for nearly two years. The group allegedly infected around 8,000 PCs by embedding malware in at least eight video games. Investigators believe they stole at least $220,000 from roughly 80 cryptocurrency wallets between May 2024 and February 2026.
The FBI charged Wilkins and his associates with several cybercrime offenses, including conspiracy to distribute malware. According to investigators, the suspects promoted the infected games on popular social media and messaging platforms such as Discord, Telegram, X, and LinkedIn. They also allegedly targeted users with large cryptocurrency holdings by identifying them with bots and contacting them directly.
