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PirateFi game on Steam caught installing password-stealing malware
- smcin 2y agoAlso got into the news at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/hackers-planted-a-steam-game-with-malware-to-steal-gamers-passwords/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/hackers-planted-a-steam-ga... - PirateFi was designed to distribute Vidar [info-stealer] payload - PirateFi was built with minimal effort from a template-based game-making app Easy Survival RPG to get a playable game which got positive reviews on Steam. - SECUINFRA researcher Genheimer believes that the web3/blockchain/cryptocurrency references in the PirateFi name were intentional, to lure a specific player base. See articles for what specifics Vidar steals. Quite a lot, apparently.