# @pcmag on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-22T19:00:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PCMag (@pcmag) — https://gondola.cc/pcmag

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A PC game on Valve's Steam store has been discovered distributing malware and stealing users’ cryptocurrency, draining an estimated $150,000.

BlockBlasters was released on July 30 as a 2D action title. But this past weekend, users noticed the title was secretly installing malware on their PCs that could hijack cryptocurrency wallets. 

The threat played out in real time as a live streamer reacted to the malware draining $32,000 in cryptocurrency from a fund to cover their cancer treatment. A group of security researchers has since investigated and found that the malware infected as many as 261 users and appeared to steal over $150,000.

The attack worked by essentially using BlockBlasters as a Trojan horse, which was updated starting on Aug. 30 with malware files. To entice users to download the game, the hacker apparently messaged cryptocurrency holders to try out BlockBlasters as a paid promotion, according to the malware library organization Vx Underground.

Once the game is downloaded, the malware collects information from the user’s PC, including browser extensions and cryptocurrency wallet details.

The Steam store has delisted BlockBlasters and the live streamer who lost their cancer fund treatment to the malware has since been compensated through other donations. 

#steam #blockbusters #hack #malware #cybersecurity 

📸: Valve/Internet Archive

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malware, cybersecurity, steam, blockbusters, hack

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