A new Minecraft report has highlighted a “malicious” campaign that targets mods to steal all sorts of personal information.

Cybercriminals are exploiting Minecraft's popularity by distributing malware-infected mods on GitHub since March 2025.

Check Point Research finds hundreds of malicious GitHub repositories These impersonate different mods or cheats for Minecraft ...

A malware scam involving fake Minecraft mods is doing the rounds at the moment, so be careful if your someone with a penchant ...

Word to the Minecraft massif. Be very careful about the mods and tools (definitely no cheats...) you choose to install. They ...