North Korea's Army Of Gamers

North Korea May Be Funding Nuclear Weapons With Video Game Gold: Report -- Globe And Mail

This spring we heard about a strange case involving Chinese prisoners who were forced to play massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMOs) for profit under the supervision of guards. Now something equally bizarre: A ring of North Korean hackers working out of Northern China have been caught “farming” virtual gold in MMOs like Lineage and selling it to gamers for real-world cash benefiting the Kim Jong-il regime.

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More News On North Kora's Army Of Gamers

North Korea's army of online game hackers -- CNET
Army of North Korean Hackers Target Online Gaming -- MMOCrunch
North Korean Government Funded In Part By Gold Farming -- Gamasutra
North Korea accused of hacking MMO games to make $6 million -- Examiner
Report: Kim Jong-il using game hacker army -- Gameplanet
North Korea reportedly using gold farmers to fund its government -- Ubergizmo
North Korea turns to online game hacking to raise cash -- New Scientist