__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Wednesday 15 November 2006 22:09 \__
> When a WGA-type mechanism or Windows zombie spewage (SPAM) hurt the
> innocent Linux users...
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> Linux Users Banned From World of Warcraft?
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> | Many Cedega (formerly WINEX) users claim to have been mistakenly caught
> | up in a security sweep of the U.S. game servers performed by Blizzard's
> | World of Warcraft Game Master (GM) staff.... While diagnosis of this
> | event continues early speculation points to Blizzard's use of the Warden
> | anti-cheating spyware application that is bundled with World of
> | Warcraft...
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> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/15/1652222&from=rss
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> Microsoft warns game developers of security risk
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> | Using malware or software designed to infiltrate a computer system,
> | hackers steal account information for users of MMO games and then sell
> | off virtual gold, weapons and other items for real money.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060814:MTFH51554_2006-08-14_23-45-08_N14313943&type=comktNews&rpc=44
Some clarifications posted.
http://transgaming.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7201
Notice the fact that guildmasters run Linux. I guess it's true that Linux
leads the way. *smile*
Best
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