{"id":364610,"date":"2026-03-24T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=414329"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:17:16","slug":"the-fbi-warns-that-certain-steam-games-contain-malware-that-could-harm-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-fbi-warns-that-certain-steam-games-contain-malware-that-could-harm-your-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"The FBI warns that certain Steam games contain malware that could harm your computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI has issued an alarming warning regarding the presence of hidden malware in certain video games available on Steam, one of the most popular digital game distribution platforms in the world. <strong>The agency has identified several titles that could jeopardize user security, including BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse\/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova<\/strong>. The investigation focuses on detecting victims who downloaded these games during a period from May 2024 to January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A research study that demonstrates the danger of neglecting cybersecurity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most notable case is that of BlockBlasters, launched in late July 2025. <strong>The developers of this game managed to steal approximately $150,000 by incorporating a .bat file that disabled the user&#8217;s antivirus and searched for sensitive information, including cryptocurrency wallet data and passwords stored on the system<\/strong>. This incident has raised concerns, as despite Steam&#8217;s reputation as a safe space, users may be exposed to fraud and malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steam - Official Hardware Announcement Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JhTvaRogQp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI has urged victims to reach out through a form available on their website for information gathering. <strong>Additionally, the agency has provided an email to report incidents, with the aim of delving deeper into this issue that has garnered the attention of the gaming community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the perception that the current browsing experience is relatively safe thanks to official platforms, users must be aware of the risks that can arise even in established environments like Steam.<strong> It is strongly advised that players only download games from trusted publishers to avoid malware infections and protect their devices from online scams<\/strong>. Therefore, vigilance and caution should remain priorities in the digital gaming experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI has issued an alarming warning regarding the presence of hidden malware in certain video games available on Steam, one of the most popular digital game distribution platforms in the world. The agency has identified several titles that could jeopardize user security, including BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse\/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova. The investigation focuses on detecting victims who downloaded these games during a period between May 2024 and January 2026. An investigation that demonstrates the danger of neglecting cybersecurity The most notable case is that of BlockBlasters, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":364611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015,11143],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[7176],"class_list":["post-364610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-softwaresecurity","content-category-seguridad-privacidad"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364610"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364618,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364610\/revisions\/364618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364610"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=364610"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=364610"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=364610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}