Game news Hacking on Minecraft: a large amount of players' personal data is now in the hands of hackers!
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Two days ago, it was discovered on a hacking platform that several gigabytes of personal data from Minecraft had been put up for sale. Within this leak, there are several hundred documents ranging from simple usernames to old payment details. If you're a regular player, it's time to make arrangements!
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Several GB of Minecraft players' personal data for sale on a pirate platform
If you are a player Minecraftthis information could be of great interest to you, particularly for security reasons because, recently, the famous construction and survival game was the victim of a major data theft. This is not the first time that such a situation has occurred. In November 2023, a major data leak was highlighted. The hacker in question, Leaked12, managed to get his hands on no less than 17.7 GB of personal data. This type of data included emails, IP addresses, usernames and even payment methods.
Today, pretty much the same thing happened since this is no less than 14 GB of data, containing user and server data Minecraftwhich were stolen and then distributed on the illegal sales marketplace BreachForums on March 23. To cover his back, the hacker created a unique account that he used only once to distribute the acquired data. For the moment, Microsoft, owner of the game and the license, has not yet officially communicated but has already been warned of this significant leak.
A compilation of 700 documents containing sensitive information from Minecraft
Now, for players of Minecraft, caution is required since it is possible that this sensitive information could be used by cybercriminals. As research by Cybernewsthese are no less than 700 small documents which would have been accumulated following the exploitation, during recent months, of several breaches. Among these documents, we would even find certain private Minecraft servers which would contain various combinations, mixing usernames, passwords and IP addresses. And still, the list of private information is growing!
Still according to the findings of Cybernewsthe stolen information would even concern payment details, addresses, emails, etc. And the worst thing is that all this can be downloaded illegally and almost for free. Therefore, if you play Minecraft, it is a good idea to change all the passwords of accounts that could be compromised and to check if you have not reused these same accesses on other sites. Regardless, such a breach exposes you to phishing attempts, fraudulent text messages or calls, so be careful.