Gamers create “alt” (alternative) accounts within Minecraft for various purposes (both good and bad): they allow them to antagonize/troll other players without having their main account banned, they provide cover for an alternative in-game identity/personality, they help avoid getting their main account banned for using cheats (gaining an unfair advantage over other gamers), etc. Ransomware Lure Being Posted to Japanese Minecraft Forums In this report we will take a look at how this new ransomware variant works. If gamers fall prey to the attack, choosing to pay the ransom may still lead to a loss of data. This variant not only encrypts certain files but also destroys others, rendering them unrecoverable. Evidently, cybercriminals cannot pass up the opportunity to target such a large userbase.įortiGuard Labs recently discovered a variant of the Chaos ransomware that appears to target Minecraft gamers in Japan. As its gaming population has steadily grown, reaching more than 140 million monthly active players in August 2021, Minecraft has never been more popular 12 years after its initial release.
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Initially released for the Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, the game is now available on 22 platforms including video game consoles and mobile devices, including Android and iOS. It was originally released in May 2009 by Swedish game developer Mojang Studios, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for US $2.5 billion. Minecraft is one of the most popular digital games in the world. Impact: Potential loss of files and money due to file encryption and destruction and paying ransom
Impacted Parties: Japanese Minecraft Gamers
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