Zyaire Wilkins, a 21-year-old Florida man, was arrested on July 14, 2026, for conspiracy to obtain information by computer for private financial gain, according to FBI sources [1, 2, 3].

Wilkins and his co-conspirators released eight malware-embedded Steam games between May 2024 and February 2026. The games, including BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova, appeared legitimate and playable but contained cryptostealing malware designed to access users' cryptocurrency wallets [1, 2, 3].

Approximately 8,000 devices were infected through these games, allowing the criminals to illegally access and drain about 80 cryptocurrency wallets. The total stolen amount is estimated to be at least $220,000, roughly 1.5 million CNY [1, 2, 3].

Wilkins and his partners marketed the malware-laden games on several social media platforms including Discord, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X to reach potential victims [1, 2]. An unnamed co-conspirator told the FBI the group worked with others to raise money to launch and promote the malicious games, sharing portions of the stolen cryptocurrency among them [2].

One notable victim was Latvian streamer Raivo Plavnieks, known as RastalandTV, who lost about $32,000 while raising cancer treatment funds after installing BlockBlasters [3]. Valve, Steam’s parent company, removed several of the malicious titles including BlockBlasters and PirateFi from its platform around 2025 [1, 2, 3].

The FBI linked Wilkins to the theft by tracing cryptocurrency payments through purchases of over 150 Bitrefill gift cards and Uber Eats deliveries to his Florida address [1, 2, 3].

The investigation was publicly announced by the FBI in March 2026, calling on victims to come forward [2]. Wilkins was arrested in mid-July and charged with conspiracy related to computer fraud for financial gain [1, 2, 3].

The case highlights law enforcement’s continuing efforts to track and prosecute cybercriminals targeting cryptocurrency users through deceptive software distributed across popular platforms.