Since January 2026, the malware campaign WeedHack has infected and spreads over 116,000 computers from Minecraft players. Since the beginning of 2026, IT security analysts have registered an infection wave targeting users of the world's best-selling video game Minecraft. According to current telemetry data from the IT security company McAfee, 116,464 computer systems have been compromised as part of the campaign identified as WeedHack. The propa…
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Since January 2026, the malware campaign WeedHack has infected and spreads over 116,000 computers from Minecraft players. Since the beginning of 2026, IT security analysts have registered an infection wave targeting users of the world's best-selling video game Minecraft. According to current telemetry data from the IT security company McAfee, 116,464 computer systems have been compromised as part of the campaign identified as WeedHack. The propa…