Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged 21-year-old Florida resident Zyaire Wilkins, accusing him of working with others to distribute malware-tainted games that were used to steal cryptocurrency. According to the indictment, the scheme ran from May 2024 to February 2026 and involved at least eight games that allegedly carried malicious software designed to extract sensitive user information and drain crypto wallets.
The filing says the games were spread through gaming platforms, leading to infections on about 8,000 devices and the theft of funds from around 80 cryptocurrency wallets. Prosecutors said the total amount involved exceeded $220,000. The games named in the case include BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse, DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi and Tokenova. Some of them had previously been removed from Steam over security concerns.
Investigators said the suspect promoted the games through Discord, Telegram, X and LinkedIn, encouraging users to download them. The FBI said law enforcement identified Wilkins through blockchain tracing and digital payment records. Investigators also found that a crypto wallet linked to him had used the gift card platform Bitrefill to buy more than 150 gift cards, including Uber Eats cards, which helped authorities confirm his phone number and address. The case has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged 21-year-old Florida resident Zyaire Wilkins, accusing him of working with others to embed malware built to steal crypto assets into at least eight games between May 2024 and February 2026, then distribute those titles through gaming platforms.
The indictment says the operation infected about 8,000 devices, led to the theft of roughly 80 crypto wallets, and involved more than $220,000.
Eight games named in the indictment
Court documents list the games as BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse, DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi and Tokenova. Some of the titles had previously been removed from Steam because of security risks.
Investigators say the games were promoted across social platforms
Investigators said the suspect used Discord, Telegram, X and LinkedIn to promote the games and persuade users to download and install them. Once installed, the malware allegedly stole sensitive information from victims and drained assets from their crypto wallets.
FBI says blockchain tracing and payment records helped identify the suspect
The FBI said law enforcement identified the suspect through analysis of on-chain fund flows and digital payment records. Investigators found that a crypto wallet tied to him had purchased more than 150 gift cards on the crypto gift card platform Bitrefill, including Uber Eats gift cards. Authorities said that trail ultimately helped them confirm his phone number and home address.
The case has now been brought in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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