Computer characters mugged in virtual crime spree

The line between virtual and real crime has disappeared

A man has been arrested in Japan on suspicion carrying out a virtual mugging spree by using software 'bots' to beat up and rob characters in the online computer game Lineage II. The stolen virtual possessions were then exchanged for real cash.
The Chinese exchange student was arrested by police in Kagawa prefecture, southern Japan, the New Scientist reports.


Wherever there is money, there is vice.

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