World of Warcraft Targeted by Phishing Scheme

December 30th, 2009 by Shara Grifenhagen | Category: Miscellaneous | View Comments

Typically, one associates phishing schemes with online banking passwords and related issues. Commtouch Labs recently reported on a brand new scheme involving the popular online role playing game, World of Warcraft (WoW). Apparently once an account is hacked, there is money to be made by selling a user’s “gold,” equipment, and even the account itself. [...]