Street Value of WoW Accounts Tops Credit Cards According to Symantec
According to BBC News, WOW players' computers are the target of a new hacker attack. Hackers are exploiting a cursor flaw first discovered last December. Microsoft has just released a patch on April 3 to prevent the exploit.Research by security firm Symantec suggests that the raw value of a WoW account is now higher than a credit card and its associated verification data.
One card can be sold for up to $6 (£3) suggests Symantec, but a WoW account will be worth at least $10. An account that has several high level characters associated with it could be worth far more as the gold and rare items can be sold for real cash. (BBC News. Cursor hackers target Wow players)
Tags: hackers | internet security | WoW
