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SEO-Poisoned Minecraft Client Sites Distribute WeedHack Malware

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  • SEO-Poisoned Minecraft Client Sites Distribute WeedHack Malware
    McAfee found WeedHack malware being distributed through fake Minecraft client websites.
    • Minecraft players searching for Xenon, Glazed, Radium, SeedCrackerX, Nova, Meteor and other clients are targeted.
    • Fake client sites deliver WeedHack through malicious Java files, JARs, mods and ZIP archives.
    • Attackers use SEO poisoning, copied branding and links to legitimate GitHub projects to make download pages appear credible.
    • McAfee WebAdvisor blocked more than 6,300 attempts to reach malicious sites; observed delivery channels included Discord (49.6%), MediaFire (23.4%) and GitHub (8.2%).
    • Reported IOCs include xenonclient.com, xenoclient.lol, glazed-client.com, radium-client.com, seedcrackerx.github.io and meteorclients.com.
      ๐Ÿ“„ Source: mcafee.com ยท ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cybersecuritynews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via Cyber Security News, cryptika.com (discovered)

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