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Kids now using code to steal virtual currency in games, social networks

news article released on: 10 February, 2013

According to a new report from anti-virus firm AVG, young children have begun writing malicious code to hack accounts of friends and others. The code is aimed at stealing virtual currency from others on gaming sites and social networks. Many games (especially those on Facebook) now sell virtual currency, which can be used to purchase upgrades in the game, such as weapons or new characters. ...

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megadunderhead

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But funny...

Here is why if you didn't set up these games with virtual currency to begin with kids would not be stealing the currency and the reason most kids steal the currency is because there kids they have no jobs and the parents wont support the kids so the kids resort to stealing and hacking look at the story the kid they caught was in canada why because virtual currency amounts there get insane on pricing

a 20.00 virtual currency card for perfect world entertainment goes for 30.00 u.s in canada a 10.00 difference.

so this doesnt surprise me at all

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Riiiight. People in my position are going to stop having virtual currencies because "some kid steals it". I guess we shouldnt have candy either, or money in general.

Morreale

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I used to download Runescape malware off of Youtube and decrypt them for the email account info that they sent user info to. Made it a little hobby for a month and in the end I bought myself a nice watch.

lol

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s_c47

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Originally posted by Morreale:
I used to download Runescape malware off of Youtube and decrypt them for the email account info that they sent user info to. Made it a little hobby for a month and in the end I bought myself a nice watch.

lol

Hahaha. Nice.

Someone told me once that theres a right and wrong, and that punishment would come to those
who dare to cross the line.
But it must not be true for jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.

xboxdvl2

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i dont think kids should be using parents money on virtual ingame items.school fees,clothes,food,stationary and other things are neccessary but virtual items on a computer game are not and if the kid wants them he or she should have to work for the parents to earn the money to buy them not steal them.

i have the big screen tv,a ps3 and 5.1 channel surround sound.car still runs smooth and computer still works but its a bit outdated.

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