How Did They Hack Minecraft?

The email addresses and passwords of more than 1,800 players of the Microsoft-owned game were posted online in clear text.

According to German-language publication Heise, the details could allow strangers to log in to those victims’ accounts to play online, or download the game to their own computers.

Many of the verified accounts are believed to belong to German gamers, according to the Daily Mail. 

It remains unclear how the credentials were obtained.

“There’s no guarantee that whoever gained access to them hasn’t got a whole lot more in their back pocket which they haven’t chosen to release to the rest of the world,” wrote online security expert Graham Cluley in a reaction to Heise’s report.

Minecraft Players: Maybe change your passwords?