"Steam has taken down a game containing malware that drained the cryptocurrency wallets belonging to hundreds of players, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. The free-to-play 2D platformer, titled BlockBlasters, took more than $150,000 from victims, including $32,000 from a streamer raising funds for their cancer treatment. In a post on X, malware tracker vx-underground revealed that bad actors targeted some streamers with a spearphishing campaign that attempted to lure victims into promoting the game in exchange for compensation."
"As noted by Bleeping Computer, BlockBlasters first appeared on Steam on July 30th, but the game quietly added a cryptodrainer on August 30th. It was published by developer Genesis Interactive and garnered more than 200 "very positive" reviews. The malicious title mostly flew under the radar until Latvian streamer Raivo Plavnieks (Rastaland.TV), who has stage 4 cancer, said that they lost $32,000 after downloading BlockBlasters over the weekend."
Steam removed the free-to-play 2D platformer BlockBlasters after the game was found to contain a cryptodrainer that emptied cryptocurrency wallets of hundreds of players. The malicious title stole more than $150,000 in total, including $32,000 from a streamer who was raising funds for cancer treatment. BlockBlasters launched on Steam on July 30th and quietly added the cryptodrainer on August 30th. The game was published by Genesis Interactive and accumulated over 200 "very positive" reviews before the thefts surfaced. Malware tracker vx-underground reported that attackers ran spearphishing campaigns targeting streamers to promote the game. Steam removed BlockBlasters on September 21st.
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