North Korea's Kim Jong-il Is Running MMO Gold Farming Racket

[ErikStenger]

Because nukes don't pay for themselves no matter how many times you insist you only brought enough cash for your own meal, North Korean operatives (if you can call a person involved in farming MMORPG points 24/7 an 'operative') have been infiltrating South Korean MMORPGs, racking up in-game gold/points, then selling them on the black market to fund Kim Jong Il's nuclear program.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/world/asia/05korea.html?_r=3

 

[BOT#00001]

I dont get why they dont just sever all connections to the countries that are the worst offenders.

 

[Bob369963]

Would not be able to hack them then.

 

[BOT#00001]

Would not be able to hack them then.

No, I mean the game companies.