FBI investigates malware-laced games on Steam
The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing malware games on Steam for two years, and is asking victims to come forward.
What happened?
The FBI said it is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing games containing malware on Steam over the past two years.
Suspected games
- BlockBlasters
- Chemia
- Dashverse / DashFPS
- Lampy
- Lunara
- PirateFi
- Tokenova
If you downloaded one of these
The FBI is asking possible victims to come forward through a dedicated form on its website.
In general, if you installed any of these games:
- Uninstall it.
- Change your Steam, email and banking passwords.
- Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Scan your computer with a good antivirus.
Valve and the FBI did not respond to TechCrunch's requests for comment.
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