đ¨ Alert: Malware-Laced Steam Game Hijacks Crypto Wallets & Steals Personal Data
Cybercriminals are weaponizing gaming platformsâagain. A newly discovered malware-infected Steam game doesnât just crash your session; it pillages crypto wallets and scrapes sensitive personal info. Hereâs how it worksâand why your digital assets might be collateral damage.
The Attack Vector: Trojan Horse Meets Blockchain
Disguised as a legitimate title, the game bypasses Steamâs vetting process to deploy keyloggers and clipboard hijackers. Targets? MetaMask, Ledger, and other hot/cold wallet credentials. One slip-upâsay, pasting a wallet addressâand your funds vanish faster than a meme coinâs liquidity.
Data Harvesting: More Than Just Crypto
Beyond draining wallets, the malware exfiltrates browser histories, saved passwords, and even 2FA backups. Because why stop at digital currency when you can loot an entire identity?
The Irony: Gamers Pay to Get Hacked
Victims unknowingly paid for the malwareâdelivered via a $15 âindie game.â A grim reminder: in crypto, even your hobbies are attack surfaces. (Wall Street bankers would call this âefficient market theory.â)
Stay paranoid. Verify downloads, isolate crypto transactions, andâunless you enjoy funding anonymous threat actorsâassume every âgameâ is a grift.