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Minecraft and other apps face serious threat from Log4j code execution bug

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A newly discovered vulnerability affecting Java versions of Minecraft makes it possible for miscreants to execute malicious code on servers and end-user devices running the wildly popular game, several websites said on Thursday. And as if a vulnerability of this magnitude in the world’s best-selling game wasn’t serious enough, the breadth […]

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Months later, Dream admits suspect Minecraft speedruns used illegal mods

Enlarge / The bartering Piglin that were at the heart of Dream’s Minecraft cheating drama. For months now, popular Minecraft streamer Dream has insisted there was nothing fishy about six “Any% Random Seed” speedruns he streamed last October, despite evidence to the contrary presented by the moderators of clearinghouse Speedrun.com. Over the weekend, though, Dream […]