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

Hey, Valve. I know y’all are busy banning porn games and not making a new Steam Deck design. But is everything okay over there? I ask because, for the third time in 2025, someone’s been caught ...

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 ...

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

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.

Seaworth Interactive, which is listed as the developer of PirateFi, has no «obvious» presence on the Internet. Last week, an account with X was showing up in the game, but it has now been removed. It ...

Valve has removed PirateFi from the Steam store after discovering it contained Vidar, an info-stealing malware. Steam-parent Valve has recently removed the game PirateFi from the store.

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.

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 ...