The FBI arrested 21-year-old Florida resident Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins over an alleged malware operation that infected about 8,000 PCs through games distributed on Steam. Investigators say Wilkins worked with two unnamed co-conspirators and used stolen data to take more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency.
The allegations are detailed in a criminal complaint filed by the FBI. The document does not name Steam directly, instead describing a major video game distribution company located in Washington’s Western District.
How the alleged scheme worked
According to the complaint, the group promoted malware-infected games through Discord, Telegram, X, and LinkedIn. Chatbots allegedly helped identify people who held large cryptocurrency balances, giving the group a way to focus on potentially profitable targets.
The games named in the complaint were Dashverse and Lunara from 2024, PirateFi and Blockblasters from 2025, and Lampy from 2026. The FBI had previously asked users who downloaded malicious software through Steam to provide information about the affected games.
Investigators connected Wilkins to the case through Google cookie records. Those records reportedly showed that an email address connected to one co-conspirator’s Steam developer account had been accessed from devices and browsers also tied to several other Google addresses. Those accounts were associated with Apple and T-Mobile accounts.
After securing a search warrant for the related address, the FBI seized several devices in February 2026. One device allegedly held messages about coordinating the malware campaign, along with records of Bitcoin payments sent to a Signal user named “Sibel.eth.”
Investigators say the Bitcoin wallet receiving those payments bought more than 150 gift cards. Some of the cards were used for UberEats orders connected to Wilkins’ University of West Florida student email address, which helped investigators identify the Signal user as Wilkins.
At least $220,000 allegedly stolen
The FBI says the malware operation ran for roughly two years and gave the conspirators access to about 80 cryptocurrency wallets. The complaint puts the total theft at no less than $220,000, including $35,000 allegedly taken from streamer RastalandTV. That money had reportedly been raised to pay for stage 4 cancer treatment.
The complaint identifies Wilkins but does not name the co-conspirator who allegedly created the malware hidden inside the games. The case remains based on allegations, and the arrest does not establish guilt.
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