Steam did not publish figures on how many users have been impacted by the PirateFi malware but statistics on the title's page shows that up to 1,500 individuals may be impacted.

PirateFi, a Steam game, was found spreading Vidar malware, stealing user data. Steam removed it, but gamers must take urgent security steps. Earlier this month, researchers discovered that a free ...

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.

New Steam game PirateFi was launched onto the Valve store on Thursday February 6, pitched as "a thrilling survival game set in a vibrant, low-poly world where you can choose to play solo or with ...

It's unclear if the malware in PirateFi slipped through Steam's approval stage or if the game was simply updated with malicious files after it was made available on the platform.The email being ...

PirateFi had to walk the plank on Steam for installing malicious malware. By Blair Marnell on February 14, 2025 at 12:47PM PST. 1 Comments.

Players who downloaded PirateFi on Steam thought they were getting a seaside adventure. In reality, they downloaded a game packed with malware.