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MMO games face security risk
rmowery
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8-16-2006 10:29 AM
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mmo
,
mmog
,
crime
,
organized crime
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gaming
,
virtual theft
rmowery
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"The police are really good at understanding someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money. It's a lot harder to get them to buy into 'someone stole my magic sword."'
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8-16-2006
11:00 AM
zephyrgong
I was addicted in MMORPG online games. when I was in collage, I was almost sitting in front of my computer for 7*24 hours.
I also faced these risks. and these should attract our attention.
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