00:00Last week, the FBI arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly distributing malware to
00:06around 8,000 PCs. How? With Steam Games. The man identified as Zia Wilkins is accused
00:13of using information stolen from those PCs to steal over $200,000 in cryptocurrency.
00:20The FBI claims Wilkins worked with co-conspirators to popularize malware-loaded games on social
00:26media and used chatbots to target individuals with large crypto wallets. The games allegedly
00:32used to distribute malware were called Dashverse, Lunara, Piratefy, Blockblasters and Lampy.
00:39The games were available for up to two years and in the time, says the FBI, gained access
00:45to roughly 80 cryptocurrency wallets. That amount includes $35,000 stolen from the streamer
00:53Rosterland TV that he raised to pay for his stage 4 cancer treatments. Check out the full
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