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FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims' crypto wallets | TechCrunch

  • Lorenzo Franceschi-bicchierai--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-07-17 16:18:09 UTC

Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them.

U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the popular PC games platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware … [+2546 chars]