@SmashJT My trust in Steam has immediately vanished. I've gone from trusting every download and transaction to now having very little confidence. If something like this can get through how are we to trust the platform at all?
🚨$30k STOLEN From Gamer w/CANCER!🚨
This story's insane!
A cancer patient was just scammed out of over $30,000 from his crypto wallet after downloading a Steam "game" called Block Blasters. On the surface, the game looks like a normal 2D platformer, complete with a bunch of fake reviews on steam to make it look legit... but a patch was installed on August 30th, and that secretly dropped in some malware that siphoned data straight to a Telegram channel!
A very smart group of computer wiz's quickly went to work to find the dude who did it. They traced the stolen info back through the same Telegram credentials the scammer was using, and it turns out... the thief was not hiding overseas.
He was in the US on a Visa! WTF!?
To make matters worse, cybersecurity firm GDATA flagged the malware to Steam more than a week before this came out. Steam was warned about it, but they took no action.
This is not just about one person’s stolen crypto. It's about gamers being targeted with trojan horse updates and platforms ignoring the warnings until after the damage is done.
Stay safe out there, folks. Double check what you download, and remember: if a game suddenly pushes a shady update, it can cost you everything. Thanks to the support of the community - this situation looks like it has a happy ending... But YIKES!
MASSIVE shoutout to @vxunderground for all the details and hard work to resolve, and also to @RealHypnotic1 / @MoistCr1TiKaL for the heads up!
Additional credit to:
- @zachxbt
- @John5725424446
- @andreee_eeeeee
- @escrow_
- @C4L38
- @downsin
- "J"
- Random nerds who provided "tips"
Great job, guys! 💥
“Relooted” the "anti-racist" game that claims to promote African culture, but focuses on theft, robbery, and looting.
Demo has launches on Steam with 22 peak players