Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients and SEO Poisoning
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that a number of websites continue to deliberately distribute the Weedhack malware family to gamers under the guise of Minecraft clients.
More than 6,300 attempts to access malicious websites were identified and blocked, according to McAfee Labs. The company also discovered lookalike gaming websites that were created to imitate legitimate projects, including branding, feature lists, FAQs, installation instructions, developer credits, and links to authentic GitHub repositories.
Notably, Lovable, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website builder, was used to create one of the sites, demonstrating how easily accessible tools can further lower the barrier and make it simpler to launch convincing new malicious sites.
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