Steam Game “Beyond the Dark” Was Reported for Containing Crypto Wallet Malware
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Kyunghyang Games reported on May 19 that Steam removed the free game 'Beyond the Dark' after YouTuber Eric Parker's May 18 analysis found malicious DLLs scanning MAC addresses, Chrome extensions and user data and targeting cryptocurrency wallets. The incident, following the BlockBlasters malware that drained over $150,000, underscores rising crypto security risks for wallet holders, gamers and platforms and could impact DeFi, CEX and wallet adoption.
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- Steam removed Beyond the Dark after malware claims tied the free game to crypto wallet theft.
- Eric Parker said malicious DLL files scanned MAC addresses, Chrome extensions, and user data.
- The case follows BlockBlasters, where malware drained over $150,000 from crypto wallets.
A free Steam game has been removed after researchers and players linked it to malware allegedly built to scan user data and target cryptocurrency wallets.
Kyunghyang Games reported on May 19 that ‘Beyond the Dark,’ a survival horror title set in a dark mansion, had been flagged by overseas IT YouTuber Eric Parker. Parker published a video on YouTube on May 18 analyzing the title and said it was difficult to play normally.
Malware Claim Centered on Browser and Wallet Data
According to Kyunghyang Games, Parker’s analysis found malicious code inside the game’s DLL files. The code al…
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