FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to empty victims’ crypto wallets | TechCrunch0

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• July 17, 2026

US prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games containing malware to Steam, the popular PC gaming platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect their computers, steal their passwords and other data, and empty their crypto wallets, according to a criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the