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Hackers find way to steal Second Life currency



By Daniel Jacobs
30 November 2007 @ 10:48 pm ET



An in-game screen shot of Second Life is seen in a handout image from Linden Labs. A pair of security researchers have found a way to hack the Second Life virtual world and take unsuspecting e-citizens virtual money, according to one reporter's weblog.
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Linden Labs said that the exploit can be easily fixed. In the meantime, however, it recommends that users constantly exchange their Linden dollars for real dollars to avoid any problems.

" You can't lose what's not there," the representatives told the reporter.

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Dec 1, 2007 6:45pm

The link for the story should be included here. It is www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi

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