Bug in Minecraft mods allows hackers to exploit players' devices

Researchers have found a critical security hole in Minecraft mods allowing hackers to run malicious commands on the game’s servers and compromise clients’ devices. Dubbed BleedingPipe by the Minecraft security community (MMPA), the vulnerability allows full remote code execution on gamers’ devices and servers running popular Minecraft mods — player-made changes to the game that

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