FBI Probes Steam for Malware After Discovery of Malicious Files in Indie Games

The FBI is on the hunt for gamers who may have fallen victim to scams involving games laced with malware on Steam over the last two years. Their recent alert, dubbed the “Steam Malware Investigation,” encourages affected players to step forward, highlighting that those impacted by these Trojan-horse scams could qualify for various services, restitution, and rights under federal or state law.

According to the FBI’s Seattle Division, they are looking to identify potential victims who installed Steam games that contained malware. They believe that the primary threat actor targeted users between May 2024 and January 2026. The investigation specifically focuses on seven games: BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova.

Interestingly, the FBI’s announcement refers to a single “threat actor,” suggesting they suspect that one individual or group is responsible for all seven of these compromised titles.

Given that some details about the creators of BlockBlasters have already surfaced—information the FBI likely possesses—I suspect they are tracking down the same crypto-scam Telegram group linked to this fraudulent activity.

While all the malware-ridden games mentioned are now widely known, BlockBlasters stands out as the most notorious, having swindled $32,000 from streamer Raivo Plavnieks (RastalandTV) during a cancer fundraising stream on Twitch.

The backlash from this incident led to online sleuths uncovering chats among the scammers, where they callously remarked that RastalandTV would “make it back in a few hours.” Here’s hoping the FBI brings these individuals to justice.