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Arrest Meets the Man for Virtual Theft in RuneScape (12/03/2009)

TimesOnline is reporting that British police have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of stealing virtual characters and goods from players of RuneScape.

It is believed he obtained the log in information of various accounts by using a phishing scam, tricking unsuspecting players into giving him their personal details. Mark Gerhard, chief executive of Jagex Games, the company that launched RuneScape, stated the company takes a zero tolerance approach to hackers and the company has worked with British police and the FBI in the United States to combat cyber crime.  Cheap Runescape2 gold is available here on emygold.com

“A man who hacked into accounts to steal virtual characters and their possessions on one of the world’s biggest multi-player online games has been arrested.
In what experts believe is the first case of its kind in Britain, the man obtained log-in details for RuneScape, a web-based role playing game with more than ten million members, to steal their “virtual” characters.

Players in the game have often spent years creating their online characters by completing set tasks and activities. We provide Cheap Runescape2 gold.
Police believe that password details were obtained through a so-called phishing scam where a fake internet page tricks people into handing over their personal information... “
Everything has its reason and result. As the popularity of such online games has grown, so the number of active members prepared to play for many hours every night has multiplied. But if you don't have the patience to hunt for gold, or accrue enough points to earn armour and magical spells you might be tempted to spend real money and get a helping hand in the game that way.
And it is the greed of impatient MMORPG players of which hackers are taking advantage. Cybercriminals are actively trying to steal from other players, whether it be "cyber-money", powerful characters or virtual belongings. They all have a value in real money.

By stealing usernames and passwords, hackers can break into these games and steal other player's virtual identities and belongings. Be wary of the hackers!