Robert Lemos

From the Somewhat-related-to-Chinese-gold-stealers department, there is a documentary being made about Chinese gold farmers in online games, such as World of Warcraft and Legacy, that looks phenomenal. The director, Ge Jin, is a PhD student in the Department of Communications at the University of California at San Diego and has already interviewed gold farmers in [...]

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An increasing number of players on Microsoft’s gaming system claim their accounts have been stolen by teams of cheaters looking for further advantage.
SecurityFocus

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So, your company’s been hit with a denial-of-service (DoS) attack involving a straight-up packet flood. Or, perhaps you’ve been hit by a distributed DoS launched from 10,000 bots controlled by an angry spammer. Or, if you are really (un)lucky, perhaps you got hit with a distributed reflective DoS attack and now need the services of [...]

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Online worlds–from Second Life to the World of Warcraft–pave the way to a virtual future, replete with tailored viruses and digital diseases.
SecurityFocus

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A Virginia man offers to turn avatars from the digital world into tangible statuettes. Will they be the next must-have extras for committed players?
Wired News

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