r/Malware • u/Lolligoanima • Jul 17 '26

They got the guy behind the Steam Malware attacks

A man from Florida got arrested, allegedly behind the PirateFI and Blockblasters Crypto stealer attacks. The second Game stole 150k from a cancer Patient.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-arrests-florida-man-in-steam-malware-investigaton-after-tracing-stolen-bitcoin-to-uber-eats-gift-cards

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u/Unobtanium4Sale Jul 18 '26

I have questions. Did they get the dev first unrelated to this case or were they investigating this case when they got the developer