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MMOG Gangsters Brought to Justice

Posted by Zonk on from the crime-doesn't-pay-forever dept.

The Inquirer is reporting on the crackdown of a virtual gang by police. The officers caught the thugs who are "charged with stealing virtual wonga [ed. - UK slang for money] and around 50,000 usernames and passwords from multi-playing gamers. The ringleader, a Mr Lee, is reported to have hired a gang of Chinese hackers who sent in the Trojan horses to pinch the online identities."

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  1. "virtual Identity Theft" by Bimo_Dude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmmm... It seems that the authorities are taking the theft of virtual identities more seriously than the theft of real identities.

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  2. Makings of a movie? by pionzypher · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wile Lee Wonga and the MMOGolate factory?

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