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Security flaws found in 78% of scanned Minecraft servers

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A security scan of 670 Minecraft servers revealed that 78% have significant vulnerabilities, with an average security score of 53 out of 100. Many servers lacked proper authentication, and some exhibited critical issues like Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and email data exfiltration. The analysis, conducted using the open-source tool utir.dev, highlighted the urgent need for server administrators to assess and secure their Minecraft servers. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential security risks for online gaming communities and server administrators.

RANK_REASON Analysis of a security tool's findings on Minecraft servers.

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Security flaws found in 78% of scanned Minecraft servers

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Analysis of a security tool's findings on Minecraft servers.
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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Fenil Patel ·

    I scanned 670 MCP servers and 78% have significant security issues

    <h2> What is MCP and why does security matter </h2> <p>[2 paragraphs explaining MCP for people who don't know]</p> <h2> What I found after scanning 670 servers </h2> <p>[The stats — avg score 53, 85 with no auth, 9 production safe]</p> <h2> The attack that started this </h2> <p>[…

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