South Korea has accused its northern neighbors of online skullduggery, warning that Kim Jong-il is using an army of young hackers to exploit MMOs and make some desperate money.
Reports claim that the hackers have invaded Lineage and Dungeon Fighter, using software that lets unmanned computers play non-stop and acquire in-game points. Those points are then sold for cold, hard cash. It is believed that North Korea has made itself $6 million so far.
Seoul police have arrest five people on suspicion of organizing a thirty-man hack squad operating out of North China. These organizers are alleged to have distributed the money, giving 55% of it to the hackers. These hackers then forwarded a portion of the funds to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.
North Korea, of course, has denied these accusations, labeling them "conspiracy."
Seoul Warns of Latest North Korean Threat [NY Times]
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9:20 AM on 08.08.2011 | 
Kim's so ronery.
Is North Korea too hard to hack? And what about China's government sanctioned hackers stealing military and corporate secrets?
Could it be that Anonymous is part East Asia too?
Actually, the full name for us white skins is "Dungeon Fighter Online". Yes, "Online" is part of the name too. "Dungeon and Fighter" is the name in Korea though.
More on topic though:
Fuck, I wish I was Korean or Chinese though. This sounds like work I could enjoy doing. I bet it would also fill me with a sense of national pride. Or something... =P