In 2023, security researchers found that 34% of "SteamPunks" labeled torrents contained cryptocurrency miners or password stealers. Because the crack requires admin rights and antivirus exclusions, the malware runs silently.

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STEAMPUNKS was a prominent "warez" scene group known for cracking Denuvo Digital Rights Management (DRM). For a long period, Denuvo was considered very difficult to crack, and STEAMPUNKS gained significant notoriety for releasing bypasses and cracks for major AAA titles protected by it.