Trojan targets online gamers
Security experts have intercepted a Trojan designed to steal usernames and passwords from players of the popular online multiplayer game Lineage.
The game involves players wandering around an online landscape, collecting magical items and slaying monsters or sometimes each other. The virus code, named LegMir-Y, sits on the host PC and attempts to steal players' login details.
"It is more and more common for the analysts in our virus lab to discover that, as well as causing disruption, a piece of new malware is designed to steal registration keys, passwords and data from players of computer games," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
"It's sad to think that people will be so desperate to do better in a virtual world that they're actually prepared to commit a real crime.
