When gaming turns into a crypto nightmare.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-09-22 19:37
🎮 When gaming turns into a crypto nightmare.
Steam just witnessed one of its darkest tricks: the free game BlockBlasters turned into a Trojan horse. The first version? Totally clean. But with a later update, devs slipped in malicious code that stole private keys straight from players’ machines. A proper coup de théâtre.
Result: around 478 unlucky gamers lost their crypto bags — roughly $150,000 vanished into the void. Some even had donations meant for cancer treatment stolen. Brutal, vraiment.
What’s shocking here isn’t just the hack itself, but how easily the game passed Steam’s checks. Imagine thinking you’re downloading fun… and instead you’re installing a wallet drainer.
Moral of the story: never assume a “verified” game or app is safe. Cold wallets are boring, sure, but they don’t betray you overnight like this. 🔒
#crypto #security #steam #blockchain #bitcoin #ethereum
Steam just witnessed one of its darkest tricks: the free game BlockBlasters turned into a Trojan horse. The first version? Totally clean. But with a later update, devs slipped in malicious code that stole private keys straight from players’ machines. A proper coup de théâtre.
Result: around 478 unlucky gamers lost their crypto bags — roughly $150,000 vanished into the void. Some even had donations meant for cancer treatment stolen. Brutal, vraiment.
What’s shocking here isn’t just the hack itself, but how easily the game passed Steam’s checks. Imagine thinking you’re downloading fun… and instead you’re installing a wallet drainer.
Moral of the story: never assume a “verified” game or app is safe. Cold wallets are boring, sure, but they don’t betray you overnight like this. 🔒
#crypto #security #steam #blockchain #bitcoin #ethereum
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