4 articlesVarious reports were circulating on X following a series of stolen crypto funds after downloading a verified game on Steam.
For starters, a Pump.fun streamer that goes by the name RastaLandTV has lost over $32,000 worth of funds after downloading a verified game on Steam. The game in question is BlockBlasters, a free-to-play 2D platformer by Genesis Interactive which was available on Steam between July 30 and September 21.
While the game had a few “Very Positive” ratings on Steam, it ended up being malicious software when a cryptodrainer component was inserted on August 30, as shown in its manifest.
However, it wasn’t until RastaLandTV (Raivo Plavnieks in real life) downloaded the game during his livestream that the component was discovered. Plavnieks is currently suffering from Stage 4 high-grade carcinoma, and the funds he’s trying to raise are supposed to cover his treatment.
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How Did the Hack Happen?
The hackers have reportedly stolen around $150,000 in crypto funds, as reported by crypto investigator, ZachXBT. Another user who goes by the name GEOFF COIN has also lost around $15,000 after downloading the same game.
ZachXBT has identified around 261 Steam accounts that were affected by the hack, but the VXunderground security group reported a total of 478 victims. It’s also reported that the victims were likely targeted due to having large amounts of crypto after being identified on X.
According to VXunderground, the hacker inserted a .bat file in the game files which was used to look for browser credentials and crypto wallets.
After doing a little bit of digging, they’re able to uncover the entire operation and identify the names of the victims, and most importantly, the suspect behind it. As it turns out, they were able to find the Telegram credentials of the perpetrator as it was hardcoded in the cryptodrainer.
As of now, there have been reports going around saying that they’re able to identify the hacker, who is an Argentinian immigrant currently living in Miami, Florida. OSINT experts have already reported the case to ICE.
The malware has already been reported by GDATA more than a week ago, but it seems Steam took no action against it.
Just yesterday, BlockBlasters’ Steam page has already been taken down, though you can still see a snippet of it from InternetArchive. If you happened to install BlockBlaster on your computer, it’s recommended to change your Steam password ASAP and move your crypto funds to another wallet.
