FBI traced the suspect through Bitcoin transactions linked to 150 Uber Eats gift cards. The malware-embedded games survived on Steam long enough to infect 8,000 machines.
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Federal authorities arrested a Florida man on charges he ran a malware scheme that stole at least $220,000 in cryptocurrency from gamers, according to an FBI complaint unsealed Monday.
Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, 21, of North Lauderdale, was taken into custody July 14. He faces a single count of conspiracy to obtain information through computer means for private financial gain, a charge carrying up to 10 years in prison.
Wilkins operated under the alias "Sibel.eth" from roughly May 2024 through February 2026, the FBI said. The scheme used eight malicious video games distributed through Valve's Steam platform. Once installed, the malware infected approximately 8,000 devices and gave attackers access to about 80 cryptocurrency wallets, which were then drained.
Investigators linked Wilkins to the operation through a series of Bitcoin transactions used to purchase roughly 150 Uber Eats gift cards. Those cards were delivered to addresses tied to him, including one at the University of West Florida, the complaint states.
The game titles included BlockBlasters and Dashverse. A third title, PirateFi, had been flagged in earlier incidents that accounted for roughly $150,000 in losses, the complaint said. A raid on Wilkins' home turned up electronic devices that investigators said correlated with crypto activity totaling about $382,000 in transactional flows – a figure that exceeds the $220,000 in confirmed theft.
Wilkins was uncooperative during the search, according to the FBI.
The case appears to be the first public criminal charge stemming from a malware operation that specifically targeted Steam users. Eight infected games survived on the platform long enough to infect thousands of machines, raising questions about platform security.
The FBI complaint references unnamed co-conspirators. The $382,000 in transactional flows on the seized devices suggests the full scope of the operation may be larger than the charged theft, and additional charges or arrests are possible.
The FBI's Seattle Division continues to accept victim reports through a public intake form established earlier this year.
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