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 invadedLineageandDungeon 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.”
