Symantec notes a new trojan horse "PWSteal.Wowcraft" that steals World of Warcraft passwords and emails them to the author. Security guru Bruce Shneier notes how this business of stealing imaginary things seems to be part of a growing trend. Thanks to TN friend and virtual worlds scholar James Grimmelmann for the tip.
In related news, David Long of Gamer Dad has some thoughts on the recent EQ II Dog Dupe story that, if credited, apparently netted the wily Methical somewhere upward of $70K. This was reportedly well spent on a trip to Paris. Note that Methical, like Julian, does have some pangs of conscience:
"P.S. Sorry for ruining the economy and all that."
Robert Morris, on the other hand, didn't really understand what he was doing. How long until we see decisions applying the CFAA to virtual worlds?
