When a WGA-type mechanism or Windows zombie spewage (SPAM) hurt the innocent
Linux users...
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
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
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