A new cross-platform malware botnet named 'MCCrash' is infecting Windows, Linux, and IoT devices to conduct distributed denial of service attacks on Minecraft servers.

Minecraft isn’t a very hardware-intensive game, but if you’re hoping to run your own server, there are some key points to take into account.

These downloads, among other propagation methods, ensnare local devices in a botnet used to attack Minecraft servers around the world.

Very cool, but [CNLohr] can also run his Minecraft server optimized for 8-bit devices on this microscope slide server to create a bridge between real electronics and redstone circuits.