A list containing usernames and passwords accesss in plain text for more than 1.800 game accounts Minecraft leaked online.
Δεν είναι σαφές από που διέρρευσε η βάση data, but it appears that some of the affected users are from Germany, as reported by news site Heise.
The publication also reports that the cyber criminals who leaked the credentials also published proof that the accounts were valid.
In addition to the fact that the log-in data on the website can be used to download the full version of the game, it can also play the game on behalf of the legitimate owner.
However, with each leakage this kind of raises a more important issue, that of password recycling. It is now a known fact that many people use it code access to connect to other online accounts as well.
Cyber criminals know it and will of course test entry credentials that have leaked to other online services.