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Jeremy Laird

Fake Minecraft mods that steal all your personal data including crypto wallets are being distributed via GitHub accounts

Two players in the cherry tree biome in Minecraft.

Word to the Minecraft massif. Be very careful about the mods and tools (definitely no cheats...) you choose to install. They may come with an unwanted payload of malware that will steal your Minecraft login, all your browser credentials, and even your Steam profile and cryptocurrency wallets. Yikes.

As reported by Bleeping Computer, security outfit Check Point Research has uncovered a large-scale malware campaign by the Stargazers Ghost Network that uses the Minecraft massive modding system to conduct so-called distribution-as-a-service (DaaS) attacks.

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