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"Trojan snags World of Warcraft passwords to cash out accounts - Security - www.itnews.com.au Atomic | PC Authority | CRN Australia | iTNews | careers Search the archives - 8686 articles HOME YOU ARE HERE >> Home > Security > Trojan snags World of Warcraft passwords to cash out accounts Jobs Centre Email Print this story TEXT SIZE A A A TODAY ON iTnews.com.au: IT blind spots in business Unisys CEO wants new security definition New coalition to offer regional VoIP Report: AMD delays 64-bit notebook chip Google, juniper execs: New technology must be simple, open Security vendors take aim at multiprotocol threats, NAC, compliance Microsoft research gives glimpse of future technology Take-Two game rating toughened on topless feature Microsoft to replace counterfeit Office Iraq's virtual engineering library a reality Symbol framework to centrally manage Wi-Fi, WiMAX, RFID Opera adds shopping, media to mobile browser Microsoft takes Xbox Live gamers to E3 Microsoft to partner with Hollywood for MSN programming IE 7 beta 2 breaks Outlook web links SPOTLIGHT ON: + SMB + Spam + Wireless + Innovation Thursday 4 May 2006 search -- All Categories -- Breaking News Security Hardware Internet Telco/ISP Applications Finance Storage Government/Law Operating Systems IT Services Research/Trends Convergence Spotlight Areas Latest Promotions iTnewswire - daily news to your inbox RSS Feeds Magazines News Archive Newswire http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=32162&src=site-marq (1 of 3) [5/4/2006 11:10:24 AM] Trojan snags World of Warcraft passwords to cash out World of Warcraft promises to fix performance problems Trojan demands US$10.99 ransom to free files Top ten viruses in March: Sophos Mobile phone spy actually trojan Empire Earth 2: The Art of War World of Warcraft Trojan snags World of Warcraft passwords to cash out accounts - Security - www.itnews.com.au Archive accounts CRN Advertising Contacts By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb 3 May 2006 10:41 AEST Security A new password-stealing Trojan targeting players of the popular online game World of Warcraft hopes to make money off IT blind spots in secondary sales of gamer goods, a security company warned Tuesday.MicroWorld, an Indian-based anti-virus and security business software maker with offices in the US, Germany, and Malaysia, said that the PWS.Win32.WOW.x Trojan horse was Unisys CEO wants new spreading fast, and attacking World of Warcraft players.If the attacker managed to hijack a password, he could transfer insecurity definition game goods -- personal items, including weapons - that the player had accumulated to his own account, then later sell them New coalition to offer for real-world cash on "gray market" websites. Unlike some rival multiplayer online games, Warcraft's publisher, Blizzard regional VoIP Entertainment, bans the practice of trading virtual items for real cash. "Win32.WOW is a clear indication that malware writers are targeting anything that involves money," said Report: AMD delays 64MicroWorld chief executive Govind Rammurthy in a statement. "Bucks may be smaller compared to a Trojan that steals bit notebook chip Google, juniper execs: bank accounts or credit card numbers... but cyber criminals are not complaining as long as the target is soft and numbers are New technology must be high."The trojan spreads via traditional vectors, such as email and peer-to-peer file sharing, added Rammurthy, but it has also been watched while it installs in a drive-by download from gaming sites' pop-up ads. The surreptitious installation is simple, open accomplished by exploiting various vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser.Identity thieves have aimed Security vendors take at Warcraft previously. Just over a year ago, players were warned about a campaign that collected passwords from a bogus aim at multiprotocol log-in site. threats, NAC, compliance Copyright (c) 2006 CMP Media LLC Like this story? Breaking news delivered to your inbox - sign up now! enter your email address here register tell me more... 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Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of Haymarket Media's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions World of Warcraft promises to fix performance problems Trojan demands US$10.99 ransom to free files Top ten viruses in March: Sophos Mobile phone spy actually trojan New trojan ransoms files, demands $US300 Mystery over PC-to-mobile trojan ticks off researchers First mobile phone Java trojan on the loose PayPal password-stealing trojan mass mailed http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=32162&src=site-marq (3 of 3) [5/4/2006 11:10:24 AM] ..."

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World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). It is Blizzard Entertainment's fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of Warcraft takes place within the...

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