Comments on: McAfee publishes virtual world fraud whitepaper http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/08/28/mcafee-publishes-virtual-world-fraud-whitepaper/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chashttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/08/28/mcafee-publishes-virtual-world-fraud-whitepaper/comment-page-1/#comment-140932 Chas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1958#comment-140932 I've been talking about the potential criminal uses of virtual worlds with colleagues for a few years now... from theft to laundering to covert communiation. I'm interested in seeing what he whitepaper turned up and what further research these guys are planning. After all, we share the same goal (To get someone to pay us to "research" these games during our day jobs) and I'd be proud to contribute in any way I can with this critical national security and criminal justice challenge. I’ve been talking about the potential criminal uses of virtual worlds with colleagues for a few years now… from theft to laundering to covert communiation. I’m interested in seeing what he whitepaper turned up and what further research these guys are planning. After all, we share the same goal (To get someone to pay us to “research” these games during our day jobs) and I’d be proud to contribute in any way I can with this critical national security and criminal justice challenge.

]]> By: gamedev.zi-yu.comhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/08/28/mcafee-publishes-virtual-world-fraud-whitepaper/comment-page-1/#comment-140930 gamedev.zi-yu.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:27:54 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1958#comment-140930 <strong>McAfee publishes virtual world fraud whitepaper...</strong> The in-game economies of virtual worlds are being hijacked by criminals who attempt to hide their profits through the exchange of virtual currencies, Dr. Igor Muttik, a senior architect at McAfee’s Avert Labs says in a white paper entitled “Securin...

McAfee publishes virtual world fraud whitepaper…

The in-game economies of virtual worlds are being hijacked by criminals who attempt to hide their profits through the exchange of virtual currencies, Dr. Igor Muttik, a senior architect at McAfee’s Avert Labs says in a white paper entitled “Securin…

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