Tag: Minecraft

How Minecraft and game modding can undermine your security

August 7, 2024

ESET Research has revealed a concerning fact — gamers are being targeted by cybercriminals, and it’s no mystery why they are such meaty targets. The gaming industry is huge — some games generate millions in monthly revenue, satisfying gamers and executives simultaneously. However, in some cases, gaming can present some very real dangers that are … More How Minecraft and game modding can undermine your security

Microsoft says cyber-attack triggered latest outage

July 31, 2024

A global outage affecting Microsoft products, including Outlook and Minecraft, was resolved after nearly 10 hours. The outage, allegedly caused by a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack and a failure in defense implementation, led to thousands of user reports, writes the BBC*. It comes less than two weeks after a major global outage left around 8.5 … More Microsoft says cyber-attack triggered latest outage

If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

March 24, 2017

Minecraft players have been exposed to scams and aggressive ads brought by 87 fake Minecraft mods recently spotted on Google Play. The apps can be divided into two categories – the ad-displaying downloader detected by ESET as Android/TrojanDownloader.Agent.JL and fake apps redirecting users to scam websites, detected as Android/FakeApp.FG. Altogether, the 87 fake mods reached … More If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

May 22, 2015

ESET has discovered over 30 scareware applications available for download from the Google Play store. The malicious applications, which pretended to be cheats for the popular Minecraft game, have been installed by more than 600.000 Android users. It’s not easy to slip a malicious application into Google’s official Play Store these days. Google’s automated application … More Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

Minecraft exploit makes it “easy” for hackers to crash servers

April 17, 2015

A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it “easy” for hackers to crash the game’s servers, reports Ars Technica. Developer Anmar Askar first noticed the exploit two years ago and notified the game’s creator, Mojang, but after being “ignored” and given several “highly unsatisfactory responses” he has now published the details on his blog. According … More Minecraft exploit makes it “easy” for hackers to crash servers