FBI Investigates Malware Hidden in Steam Games
The FBI has launched an investigation into a cybercriminal suspected of distributing video games embedded with malware through the Steam storefront. Federal authorities confirmed the probe on Friday, issuing a public call for information from users who may have been compromised.
According to the official notice, the agency identified a series of titles uploaded to the Valve-owned platform over the last two years that are believed to be the work of a single developer. The games were used as Trojan horses, appearing as functional software to trick players into installing malicious code on their systems.
Affected Games Identified by the FBI
Investigators have compiled a list of titles associated with this malware campaign. Users who have installed any of the following games are encouraged to come forward:
- BlockBlasters
- Chemia
- Dashverse/DashFPS
- Lampy
- Lunara
- PirateFi
- Tokenova
This incident marks another security challenge for Steam. In a similar event last year, malicious actors successfully published functional but rudimentary games on the platform, which served as vehicles for malware distribution. While Steam eventually removed those titles, an unspecified number of users were infected before the storefront could intervene.
Both Valve and the FBI declined to provide comments regarding the current status of the investigation or the extent of the security breach.