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Who is Zyaire Wilkins? FBI arrests student accused of using Steam games to steal cryptocurrency from victims
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FBI arrested Florida student Zyaire Wilkins for uploading malware-infected games to Steam that stole cryptocurrency.
The games BlockBlasters, Dashverse, Lampy, Lunara, and PirateFi secretly installed malware after players downloaded them.
The malware stole passwords, personal data, and cryptocurrency wallet details from victims.
About 8,000 people downloaded the games and at least 80 crypto wallets were hacked, with losses over $220,000.
The group promoted the games on Discord, LinkedIn, and Telegram to attract more downloads.
