An early access game on Steam called Chemia has been updating itself to deliver 'multiple malware families,' according to ...

Valve specifically targeted users who played PirateFi (3476470) on Steam “while these builds were active,” stating that it’s “likely” that malicious files launched on victims’ computers.

Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.

A threat actor called EncryptHub has compromised a game on Steam to distribute info-stealing malware to unsuspecting users downloading the title.

According to this, certain builds of "PirateFi" were infected with the malware. "You played 'PirateFi' on Steam while these builds were active," Valve writes in the email.

A free-to-play video game on Steam named 'PirateFi' has been unmasked as a malicious scheme to distribute the notorious Vidar info-stealer malware, prompting Valve to urgently remove the title and ...

The malware-infected game in question, 'PirateFi,' is a free game released by developer Seaworth Interactive on February 6, 2025, and was installed by between 800 and 1,500 people before being ...

Additionally, Valve recommends users to inspect their system for any newly installed software, as this software could be fraudulent and part of the initial malicious files within PirateFi.

Unlike the PirateFi incident, Valve has not yet issued warning emails to affected users. However, Steam has marked the game as unavailable, and GitHub appears to have taken down the developer's ...

Last week, Valve removed a game from its online store Steam because the product was laced with malware. After the removal of the game, which was called PirateFi, security researchers analyzed the ...