Real-world Arrest For Man Who Stole Runescape Virtual Characters Posted By: games
A man who hacked into accounts to steal virtual characters and their possessions on one of the world”s biggest multi-player online game has been arrested.
In what experts believe is the first case of its kind in Britain, the man obtained log-in details for RuneScape, a web-based role playing game with more than ten million members, to steal their “virtual” characters.
Players in the game have often spent years creating their online characters by completing set tasks and activities.
Police believe that password details were obtained through a so-called phishing scam where a fake internet page tricks people into handing over their personal information.
Officers from Central Police e-Crime Unit arrested the man last Tuesday on su … runescape account for sale, runescape accounts, cheap runescape accounts
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