The BBC has an interesting story up out of Gamesfest that looks at an upswing in hackers stealing virtual loot from MMO gamers, in particular WoWers.

Speaking at the Microsoft event, software engineer Dave Weinstein warned that criminals are starting to target the lucrative worlds of virtual loot.

Those of you who are working on massively multiplayer online games, organized crime is already looking at you," Mr Weinstein told games developers at the conference.

He urged the games developers to be aware of the security risks.

Brian Crecente

Microsoft warning on online games [BBC]

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