Thousands of “Minecraft” accounts were recently infected with malware that can potentially reformat hard drives and delete backup data and system programs, according to cybersecurity company Avast.

Update, April 19: Microsoft have issued a statement to PCGamesN regarding Minecraft's hard drive formatting malware. "We have addressed this issue and put additional measures in place to protect our ...

Thousands of Minecraft players attempting to download game mods might have received a nasty surprise in the form of malware designed to reformat their hard drives. The code in question was spotted by ...

Until recently, skins containing malware were available to download on the official Minecraft website, Minecraft.net. It's estimated that almost 50,000 users have been infected as a result. As ...

As many as 50,000 Minecraft players have been infected by malware that could delete the contents of their hard drive after downloading infected game skins from the official Minecraft store. The ...

Malicious Minecraft-based Android apps have been uncovered in the Google Play store which compromises devices for the creation of botnets. On Wednesday, researchers from Symantec said that eight apps ...

The gaming industry continues to grow at an unprecedented rate which, in turn, creates a large attack surface for cybercriminals to abuse. However, it turns out that fraudsters prefer to infect some ...