The FBI has arrested 21-year-old Florida resident Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins for his role in a scheme that distributed malware through several Steam titles. According to the federal criminal complaint, Wilkins and two unnamed co-conspirators successfully infected approximately 8,000 PCs to facilitate the theft of more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency.

Quick Facts

  • Suspect: Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, 21, of Florida.
  • Method: Malware embedded in Steam games, promoted via Discord, Telegram, X, and LinkedIn.
  • Impact: Roughly 8,000 PCs infected and $220,000 in cryptocurrency stolen.
  • Games Involved: Dashverse (2024), Lunara (2024), PirateFi (2025), Blockblasters (2025), and Lampy (2026).

The Malware Scheme

The investigation reveals that the group targeted victims by using chatbots on social media platforms to identify and prioritize users with large cryptocurrency holdings. Once a victim downloaded a weaponized game, the malware provided the operators access to the user's cryptocurrency wallets. The FBI reports that over the course of the two-year operation, the co-conspirators gained access to approximately 80 wallets.

Among the victims was streamer RastalandTV, who reported a loss of $35,000—funds that had been raised to cover his stage 4 cancer treatments.

How Investigators Tracked the Suspects

The FBI began gathering information on the distribution of malicious software on Steam in March 2026. The breakthrough in the case came through digital forensics. Investigators discovered that the email address associated with one of the co-conspirators' Steam developer accounts was accessed via the same devices and web browsers as a cluster of other Google addresses linked to Apple and T-Mobile accounts.

After securing a search warrant for the accounts associated with those services, the FBI seized multiple devices in February 2026. One device contained records of the team coordinating their activities and Bitcoin payments sent to a Signal user identified as “Sibel.eth.” Further tracking of the Bitcoin wallet revealed it had been used to purchase over 150 gift cards, some of which were used for UberEats orders linked to Wilkins’ university student email address.

Platform Security

While the criminal complaint does not explicitly name Steam, it refers to the distribution platform as a “popular digital distribution software company for videogames located in the Western District of Washington.” The games utilized in the scheme were previously highlighted in an FBI call for information regarding malicious software downloads earlier this year.