Fake Minecraft Mod Malware Infects Over 116,000 Players, Raising Alarms Across the Community

A fake Minecraft mod malware campaign has infected more than 116,000 players, stealing accounts, passwords, and even webcam ...

Webcam-hacking Minecraft malware is disguising itself as mods, and it's infected thousands of PCs

The malware, built to look like Minecraft launchers and mods, gives hackers access to your screen, files, webcam, accounts, ...

Teenagers are using a $5 Minecraft malware called WeedHack to target and cyberbully victims

As McAfee reports, many malware-as-a-service tools cost as much as hundreds of dollars per month, putting them out of reach ...
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Weedhack Attacks Minecraft Users, CountLoader Hits 86K, Miners Spread via Pirated Content

Weedhack malware targets Minecraft players via YouTube and SEO poisoning since Jan 2026, enabling credential theft and remote ...

Minecraft malware campaign reportedly infected over 116,000 players

Researchers say a malware campaign disguised as Minecraft mods and cheats infected over 116,000 devices through Discord ...
Sportskeeda

How to play Minecraft Java multiplayer using peer-to-peer option

Minecraft Java finally has a multiplayer peer-to-peer feature, allowing you to easily play with your friends on your single-player worlds. This option was in Bedrock Edition for several years, and has ...
Neowin

Minecraft Java Edition is getting peer-to-peer multiplayer support from Mojang

Mojang is currently working on the next major Minecraft content update, Chaos Cubed, and that means public testing is ongoing via the snapshot system. The latest update to the Minecraft Java Edition ...
Sportskeeda

How to add friends in Minecraft Java Edition

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...
PCGamesN

Minecraft Java Edition will finally let you party up with your pals, without the need for mods

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...
TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...
Beebom

How to Install Minecraft Shaders: A Step-by-Step Guide

Players need Minecraft Java edition and a mod like Optifine or Iris to run a shader pack. Download the shader pack from a trusted source and store the zip file in an accessible place. Launch Minecraft ...
TechSpot

Gamer builds functional version of ChatGPT inside Minecraft using 439 million blocks

WTF?! Minecraft is a sandbox limited only by your imagination and creativity, a fact that is on full display in the latest YouTube video from creator sammyuri. Using Minecraft's vanilla redstone ...