Kamal Ghorui
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam. The FBI’s Seattle Division is seeking to identify potential victims installing Steam games embedded with malware. The agency believes that the threat actor primarily targeted users between the timeframe of May 2024 and January 2026. According to the FBI, a hacker likely published several video games laced with malware on the popular PC games store Steam. In its announcement , FBI said that it is looking for victims who may have been infected,
Games suspected of being developed by cybercriminals
In the investigation, several games have been identified to include BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova.The American investigative agency has asked people to fill out a form. “If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized from installing one of these games or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form,” says the agency. It adds, “If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized, please encourage them to submit an inquiry to Steam_Malware@fbi.gov.” The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.Incidentally, this is not the first time hackers have been able to host malware on the Valve-owned games marketplace. According to a report, in 2025, hackers published several games on Steam that were laced with malware.
How gamers can protect themselves
* If an unknown individual contacts you, do not provide them financial or personal information and do not send them money.* Treat any investment advice from people you meet online with extreme caution.* If you believe you are a victim of a fraud, do not pay any additional “fees” or “taxes” to attempt to withdraw your money.* Do not pay for services that claim to be able to recover lost funds.* The FBI requests victims report these types of fraudulent or suspicious activities to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
