Fake Minecraft Mod Malware Infects Over 116,000 Players, Raising Alarms Across the Community

A fake Minecraft mod malware campaign has infected more than 116,000 players, stealing accounts, passwords, and even webcam ...
HotHardware

Fake Minecraft Mods Infect 116K Systems With WeedHack Malware

Minecraft has remained a mainstay in the gaming landscape for over a decade thanks in large part to the abundant number of mods available for the game. Hackers are now weaponizing this prevalence of ...

Dangerous malware 'WeedHack' hides in Minecraft mods, gives attackers webcam access and more

McAfee researchers have discovered "WeedHack," a new malware that hides in Minecraft mods that's capable of stealing account ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Fake Minecraft Mods in Google Play Rack Up Nearly a Million Downloads

Fake “mods” for Minecraft, the wildly popular pixelated sandbox game for kids, have turned up in Google Play. Mods, short for modifications, are add-ons for games that change the functionality or add ...

Minecraft malware campaign reportedly infected over 116,000 players

Researchers say a malware campaign disguised as Minecraft mods and cheats infected over 116,000 devices through Discord ...
Windows Central

Minecraft mod security exploit leaves players vulnerable to RCE attack

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Bleeping Computer

Fake Minecraft mods swamp over 1M Android devices with ads

Fraudsters bypassed Google's protections for the official Play Android store and published more than 20 fake modpacks for the popular game Minecraft. The apps are just empty shells designed to lure ...

This Minecraft malware can spy through your webcam and steal your passwords: How to be safe

A new malware called WeedHack is targeting Minecraft players through fake mods and game clients, allowing hackers to steal sensitive data.