Password Stealing Hackers - Gamers Beware

by on Apr 21, 2008

<strong>Protect your MMOG characters. Get informed.</strong> Hackers looking to steal passwords used in popular online games have infected more than 10,000 Web pages in recent days.

Protect your MMOG characters. Get informed.

Hackers looking to steal passwords used in popular online games have infected more than 10,000 Web pages in recent days.

If the code is successful, it then installs a password-stealing program on the victim's computer that looks for passwords for a number of online games, including the Lord of the Rings Online. These online game passwords are a popular hacker target, in part because many online gaming resources can be stolen and then sold for cash.

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