Minecraft Cheat Tools May Actually Contain Malware

Minecraft cheat tools may actually contain malware

: Infostealers posing as popular cheat tools are cropping up on GitHub

'Stargazers' use fake Minecraft mods to steal player passwords

A large-scale malware campaign specifically targets Minecraft players with malicious mods and cheats that infect Windows devices with infostealers that steal credentials, authentication tokens, and cryptocurrency wallets.

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How fake Minecraft Mods are stealing gamer passwords and Discord tokens

While some might see a grim irony in cheaters being targeted, the scale of the attack is alarming. Check Point Research suggests that Minecraft players are at risk, with some 1,500 cheats having been caught in a complex malware operation. Minecraft players are very often young kids, with estimates that as many as 65% of the player base are under 21. The three-month research, which has been published, shows how the Stargazers Ghost Network was us…

1,500+ Minecraft Players Infected by Java Malware Masquerading as Game Mods on GitHub

A new multi-stage malware campaign is targeting Minecraft users with a Java-based malware that employs a distribution-as-service (DaaS) offering called Stargazers Ghost Network. "The campaigns resulted in a multi-stage attack chain targeting Minecraft users specifically," Check Point researchers Jaromír Hořejší and Antonis Terefos said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "The malware was

Minecraft Players Targeted in Sophisticated Malware Campaign

Malicious Minecraft Mods Discovered: Check Point Research (CPR) uncovered a multistage malware campaign in which the malware itself was embedded within fake Minecraft mods, shared on GitHub to specifically target active players. Three-Stage Infection Chain: The attack involves a Java… Read more → The post Minecraft Players Targeted in Sophisticated Malware Campaign appeared first on IT Security News.