1,500+ Minecraft Players Infected by Java Malware Masquerading as Game Mods on GitHub
1,500+ Minecraft Players Infected by Java Malware Masquerading as Game Mods on GitHub
A new multi-stage malware campaign is targeting Minecraft users with a Java-based malware that employs a distribution-as-service (DaaS) offering called Stargazers Ghost Network.
"The malware was impersonating Oringo and Taunahi, which are 'Scripts and macros tools' (aka cheats). Both the first and second stages are developed in Java and can only be executed if the Minecraft runtime is installed on the host machine."
Oh God is prism on the list? Or modernith mods?
This is a slow-news-day story and affects neither you nor anyone you care about.
The malware was impersonating Oringo and Taunahi
As usual, these hacks target idiots using cheats and aimbots, downloading them from a fake repository on Github directly, which is no different than downloading an exe. 99.99% of Minecraft mods are fine, so is Prism, so is Modrinth.
The Minecraft runtime?
Probably referring to a tailor made jlink runtime