An apparent Minecraft RCE hack is currently taking place, impacting servers that run certain mods in the sandbox game, putting you in danger of getting hacked if you play in servers with them enabled.

A Minecraft mod can completely change the game by adding Breath of the Wild-style mechanics, or something simpler like letting you see a lot of stats. The best Minecraft mods change all the time, but ...

Minecraft's community-made mods add new custom features to the sandbox game. Hence, even if a feature in vanilla is not the most interesting, it can become worth one's time if a mod makes it useful.