Minecraft

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2022
MCCrash botnet targets private Minecraft servers, Microsoft warns

Microsoft announced that a botnet dubbed MCCrash is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers. Microsoft spotted a cross-platform botnet, tracked as MCCrash, which has been designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers. The IT giant tracks this cluster of activity as DEV-1028. The experts report that the botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Minecraft Japanese gamers hit by Chaos ransomware using alt lists as lure

Chaos Ransomware operators target gamers’ Windows devices using Minecraft alt lists as a lure and promoting them on gaming forums. Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world, it had more than 140 million monthly active players in August 2021. Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit this popularity, the Chaos Ransomware gang is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2016
Minecraft World Map data breach, 71,000 accounts leaked online

The popular security expert Troy Hunt reported some 71,000 user accounts and IP addresses have been leaked from the website Minecraft World Map. Another data breach affects the gaming industry, this time, 71,000 Minecraft World Map accounts has been leaked online after the ‘hack.’ Some 71,000 user accounts and IP addresses have been leaked from Minecraft […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2015
Fake Android Minecraft apps scammed million users

Experts at ESET have discovered over 30 scareware uploaded to the Google Play store over nine months masquerading as Minecraft cheats and tip guides. Do you completely trust mobile applications available on the official app store like Google Play? If your answer is yes, you’re wrong. ESET security researcher Lukas Stefanko has discovered 30 malicious apps uploaded […]