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Dec 23, 2005, 08:44 PM
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FBI called in to police virtual world
Linden Labs, the creator and owner of the online game Second Life, have announced that they have turned to the FBI to investigate attacks carried out against the virtual world. The attacks were characterized as "Denial of Service" attacks, but they were unlike any kind of DoS attacks that network admins normally think about.
These attacks were carried out entirely in-game, using the same scripting tools available to anyone else in the Second Life world. Some virtual parties were bombed with pixellated explosives, while others were teleported randomly around the world. The attacks allegedly culminated in a "grid crash," which effectively denied game access to other players. This last attack was the event that prompted the call to the FBI. __________ Read More / Source: Ars Technica |
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Dec 23, 2005, 08:54 PM
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Virtual terrorists! I'm sorry, but that is just too damn funny! Now I really wanna try that game
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