North Korea employing game hackers - South Korea

@Frame_Dragger, yes I was referring to StuxNet. In fact I'd read about it here - http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/07/how-digital-detectives-deciphered-stuxnet/all/1 - an incredibly well written article I must say.

im jsut waiting for the e-wars to start over this.. where folks like us will be able to become decorated heroes with our mad use of buttons and hotkeys ;P RL achievements ftw!

@Frame_Dragger "North Korea isn't a country of good people"... Yeah, your words are really moving and respectful... but that's NOT what ducusss said. If he had said that, I would have said him "Yes, I Agree, My Good Man". But that's NOT -again- what he said, even if he tries to denied me...now that you have "interpreted" him with such a rational meaning. The bottom line is that he was unrespectful about a country he knows NOTHING about (as the 2 other users I responded originally to). Or you think that when he told me I'm disgusting, he meant it as an observation about my political and philosophical disposition in the matter of geopolitics and foreign cultures? C'Mon, man! He said what he said, I said what I said. No translation needed. End of discussion. But, you're right, this is my last opinion about all this. Thank you for your words. @ChaosUndivided ABSO-freakin'-LUTELY. Finally, someone with common sense. I give you a Standing Ovation. That was -more or less- my point all this time. Granted, I may have used the wrong words -maybe-, but that's what I think. Thank You, ChaosUndivided.

Fair enough they have hackers making money for them. But why not mention that this is an act not limited to NK it is something that goes on in all countries especially the major ones so stop pointing the finger at a country which is smaller then some of our states just cause they have a questionable leader. The US/Europe doesn't condone it in their countries, but they aren't doing much to control or prevent it. Instead we get articles like this which focus our attention else where.

@ducusss I'm sorry i'm disgusting to you...exactly for what, though? I didn't said "All Hail NK!"...I just said "IT'S WRONG TO INSULT A COUNTRY just because you live "in the land of the free" and they don't". NK IS a country led by a "dictator doing all he can to brainwash them" (the "insane" part I don't know...)...but NK "isn't a country of good people"? What do you know about them? Have you talked with ANY northkorean EVER in your life? How do you know they're "bad people"? Because they have a bad leader? So, I guess that means all the american people is "bad" because you have some "cuestionable" leaders? I don't think so. P.S: I APOLOGIZE SINCERELY FOR MY LAST WORDS (not these, but the post GS deleted), I was just angry with the INSULTING words of 2 users, and maybe I annoyed a lot of people that don't deserve it. Next time I'll just REPORT them, as I should have. Again, SORRY to anyone who felt insulted or anything. Bad, Orpheus, Bad! :(

@suikogaiden. Best short explanation ever about the matter being debated. Congrats.

Only LOSERS buy gold in a MMO. Period. I played wow for 3 years and NEVER bought a single virtual coin.

Lol, i must've hit the thumbs down limit on my first comment. YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!

@Henrique2324 funny!! North Korea SUX! and its king or whatever!!! is a evil NUT!!

@Frame_Dragger Oh I not doubting that this it true, it's just funny that S Korea is the one reporting on it. I wouldn't be surprised if N.Korea did more stuff like this in the future.

The North is so starved for income that this is really not a surprise.

On the one hand, it's N.Korea which I wouldn't be surprised if they did this. On the other, it's S Korea doing the reporting, not exactly unbiased toward N.Korea. It's like Fox News reporting on MSNBC. Very suspicious...

Now there's a story for Team America 2!!!!

North Korea is going to have a field day with Diablo 3 ...

Kim Jong Il must be really desperate.

=_= What is the world coming to when people employ hackers to hack online games? That's very not cool!

remember those hackers that hacked PSN? .... .... .... Well, this has nothing to do with it.

The good news is... they got CAUGHT!

Virtual economies are very valuable, I wrote my dissertation on virtual worlds a few months back and wrote a large section on the economics... truly shocking the amount of money it is worth

Hear that kiddos? This article should read "13 year old children fund terrorism by failing at their favorite MMO fantasy game!"

This is a smart way to get funding from all around the world... Including North Americans... Unethical, but probably effective.

XD... I guess...

North Korea? dont them mean Best Korea?

I heard this economics podcast by NPR recently that describes other illegal means the North Korean government uses to make extra cash. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/20/138166864/the-friday-podcast-north-koreas-illegal-economy This latest scheme seems to fit the MO.

That's... actually really clever. lol

This is what future wars will be like lol

In this last one week, I've read about everything from hackers screwing with the motor frequencies at an enrichment facility in Iran, to this. :) Talk about range.

Bottom line: DON'T BUY GOLD IN MMO'S

what am i reading...?

Too weird to be true. Don't want to believe that the South is inventing a conspiracy yet I don't want to believe that North is actually doing this simply because its all too weird. I'll just pretend this never happened.

"...a government agency that raises funds through illicit activities like drug trafficking and counterfeiting." North Korea is so messed up.

Remember the next time you buy that gold armor on Ebay, you are aiding communism to take over the world.

lol

actually, they were only farming items for the great leader. we all know how much he loves video games.

lol

i think this should have been saved for april's fools

This is the funniest bit of news i have read this year:):)

How ridiculous can you get, honestly.

Hans, ya-breakin' my barrs here, Hans, ya breakin' my barrs!

Well, I imagine after they get hired the first step of training would be learning what a computer is. Then step 2 would be learning how to use the internet at gunpoint so they don't end up on any website that shows that North Korea isn't the utopia they think it is.

Korea... *face palm*... you're doing it wrong. Just everything... *sigh* you're doing it wrong.

That explains fallout 3.... what this is for online games? damn pre joke failed

Lineage wow? Thought u could get away with hacking a ancient MMO bwahahahhaha NO!!!!!

U guys r basing this story on their economy. I dont think it wuz that @ all. I think theyre getting that extra cash 4 arming themselves. This might b a stretch & i'll admitt 2 it but N. Korea has been up 2 no good 4 awhile now. So if the money is being given 2 N. Korean government agents then i just dont think it wuz an economy saving scheme. But then again i could b reaching a little 2 high here.

Wow. Things must be really bad for North Korea if they are looking into hacking MMOs for funds.

@sonic_pt You should look into life in NK. It's seems rather likely it's either the government, or someone therein. You shouldn't be surprised really, considering all the similarly bizarre things that country's gov't has done.

Dang it. So this explains why there are so many hackers on DFO and people getting hacked out the Wazzo. =/

Oh Kim Jong Il, you silly tramp.

I believe this is what they call, hitting rock bottom.

lol