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WeedHack Malware Campaign Infects 116,000 Minecraft Players Through Fake Mods

WeedHack malware has infected over 116,000 Minecraft players through fake mods, hacked clients, and malicious download links.

Webcam-hacking Minecraft malware is disguising itself as mods, and it's infected thousands of PCs

The malware, built to look like Minecraft launchers and mods, gives hackers access to your screen, files, webcam, accounts, ...

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 ...

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 ...
Dexerto

Malware hidden in Minecraft mods gave hackers webcam access to 116,000 players for $5

Someone built a Minecraft hacking business with a leaderboard, a suggestion box, and a free tier. It has 116,000 victims.
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This mod adds Minecraft's most impossible traps

Testing Minecraft's most impossible traps using the Security Craft mod! Can you survive this ultimate base defense challenge? Featuring reinforced blocks, anti-aircraft systems, and more! Trump’s ...
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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 ...
Game Rant

Several Popular Minecraft Mods Are Infected With Malware

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...
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Minecraft Mods Expose Gamers To Alarming BleedingPipe Exploit, What You Need To Know

Minecraft players and server operators are facing new security risks following the discovery of a vulnerability in certain mods and subsequent mod packs that allows remote code execution if exploited.