Cancer-afflicted streamer plays Steam games and gets hacked for encryption wallet, Valve urgently delists Trojan horse game.

Cancer-stricken streamer falls victim to malicious update of “BlockBlasters”, losing $32,000, highlighting Steam's review loopholes and the high risks of Crypto Assets (Previous context: Animal Crossing introduces AI LLM, increasing playability; streamer trials: endless conversations without repetition) (Background: Beautiful streamer plays “Black Myth: Wukong” using brainwaves to beat a white-clad swordsman, sparking heated discussions online) Cancer-stricken streamer RastalandTV (real name Raivo Plavnieks) opened the Steam game “BlockBlasters” during a live stream to raise funds for his fourth round of cancer treatment. Within minutes, the $32,000 worth of Crypto Assets he had raised through the Pump.fun platform was transferred out of his Wallet. Security researchers later confirmed that the update pushed on August 30 contained a cryptodrainer, affecting between 261 to 478 accounts, with a total theft exceeding $150,000. Security loopholes in the fundraising tragedy “BlockBlasters” was legally listed on July 30, and there were no abnormalities at the beginning. A month later, the developers inserted batch files, a Python backdoor, and a payload named StealC under the guise of an update, allowing malicious programs to scan players' computers in the background, extracting browser credentials and Crypto Wallet files. At that time, RastalandTV was relying on audience donations to cover his chemotherapy expenses, and the “extremely positive” ratings and enthusiastic recommendations from viewers lowered his guard, resulting in the loss of the hard-earned funds. Valve's review chain breaks Valve has always promoted product quality with the “verification” label of Steam Deck compatibility, but this label only signifies operational experience and does not cover cybersecurity testing. The platform failed to intercept the malicious update in time, and only removed the game on September 21 after online discussions intensified. This incident exposed Steam's lack of a continuous scanning mechanism for dynamic content and reminded players that “seeing a green check does not mean the file is safe.” The irretrievable cost of Crypto Assets Once a Blockchain transfer is on-chain, it is difficult to recover; this feature is even more brutal in fundraising scenarios. Pump.fun allows creators to issue Tokens quickly in exchange for funds, but high volatility and anonymous flows mean that once an external Wallet is hacked, both the platform and law enforcement find it difficult to trace back. The attackers targeted accounts holding multi-chain assets, emptying out Tokens like BTC, ETH, and SOL, indicating that the hackers are already familiar with on-chain fund flow tracking and Money Laundering techniques. Community support and subsequent challenges After the tragedy broke out, the crypto community voluntarily assisted on X (formerly Twitter). Influencer Alex Becker directly transferred funds equivalent to $32,000 to help RastalandTV recover his losses. This support was heartwarming but could not change the systemic risks. The outside world urged Steam and other platforms to establish “update sandboxes” and “code fingerprint” comparison mechanisms, and to increase manual reviews to block malicious patches before official releases. For individual users, before downloading software that interacts with their Wallets, they should adopt offline Cold Wallets, layered management, and regular backups to avoid losing everything in a single point of failure. This incident reminds all digital citizens: convenience and risk always go hand in hand. As long as there are gaps in platform reviews and Crypto transfers are difficult to reverse, the only controllable factor is one's own vigilance and protection. Whether Valve can provide a stronger security response before the next update will be a focal point for players and investors to continue monitoring. Related reports: Which is more profitable, live streaming on Pump.fun or Twitch? Real-life FX warriors! Japanese streamer goes all in on binary Options, from 30,000 to 150,000 to 0 yen He committed suicide while live streaming with a gun due to Meme coins, but Meme coins paid for his funeral expenses <Cancer-stricken streamer hacked while playing Steam game, Valve urgently delists the Trojan horse game> This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential Blockchain news media.