A month after it launched on Steam, BlockBlasters was updated with malware files that could secretly infiltrate PCs to hijack cryptocurrency wallets.
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.
