A 21-year-old Florida man has been arrested by federal agents as part of an FBI investigation into a malware campaign that targeted Steam users to plunder cryptocurrency wallets. Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, a resident of Broward, was taken into custody on July 14, 2026, and now faces charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Quick Facts

  • Total Stolen: At least $220,000 in cryptocurrency.
  • Impact: Approximately 8,000 customers reached; 80 crypto wallets compromised.
  • Games Involved: BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova.
  • Potential Penalty: Up to 10 years in prison for the accused.

According to federal documents, the scheme involved the distribution of eight games embedded with malicious software. These titles were used to reach roughly 8,000 individual customers, with investigators noting that some specific individuals were targeted due to their high cryptocurrency holdings. The FBI reports that Wilkins allegedly invested $10,000 into a Trojan program specifically designed to grant the remote access required to execute the thefts.

None of the identified games remain available on the Steam storefront. Following their removal, they were flagged in SteamDB archives as suspicious for potentially being malicious or impersonating other products. The title BlockBlasters, which was removed from the platform last year, was reportedly responsible for the majority of the malware distribution and is linked to the theft of over $150,000 of the total losses.

The Investigation and Arrest

Investigators were able to track Wilkins through his purchase history on Bitrefill, where he allegedly bought over 150 digital gift cards, primarily for Uber Eats. Furthermore, a review of his personal cryptocurrency history revealed that he had sent or received approximately $382,000 during the period in question. The FBI has been actively investigating the malware threat actors, who were reportedly active between May 2024 and January 2026.

While Valve has not been named in the federal complaint regarding Wilkins, the FBI issued a formal request for information in March 2026, asking Steam users who may have been victims of the malware to come forward. Malicious software hidden within games or mods remains a recurring issue on the platform; earlier this year, developers identified a separate worm-like mod spreading through the Steam Workshop that was capable of deleting files and replacing them with copies of itself.