Comments on: Amazon.com suggests hacking Second Life http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/ Security, Reverse Engineering, and Web 2.0 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Drew http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-255 Drew Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:32:02 +0000 http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-255 You're definitely right Joseph. In fact in Warcraft it has already happened. A gold-selling site recently spammed a main city. They automatically created lots of characters and killed them in a pattern spelling out their domain name in corpses. The video of it here shows that the method was automated and used position hacking: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LZ-3W27f1LM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LZ-3W27f1LM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> You’re definitely right Joseph. In fact in Warcraft it has already happened. A gold-selling site recently spammed a main city. They automatically created lots of characters and killed them in a pattern spelling out their domain name in corpses. The video of it here shows that the method was automated and used position hacking:

]]> By: Joseph Zuccaro http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-254 Joseph Zuccaro Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:24:01 +0000 http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-254 I've been warning people that someone will figure out how to abuse Second Life and other "virtual worlds." Imagine a Matrix-like situation where "Avatar Spam" invades an area and takes over, crowding out others or avatar "bots" programmed to run without a human controlling it and constantly approaching Second Life residents with their marketing messages. It's possible..... I’ve been warning people that someone will figure out how to abuse Second Life and other “virtual worlds.” Imagine a Matrix-like situation where “Avatar Spam” invades an area and takes over, crowding out others or avatar “bots” programmed to run without a human controlling it and constantly approaching Second Life residents with their marketing messages.

It’s possible…..

]]> By: Drew http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-212 Drew Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:01:18 +0000 http://int2e.com/blog/amazoncom-suggests-hacking-second-life/#comment-212 The book is now available with free shipping withing 24 hours from <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780132271912&itm=4&afsrc=1&lkid=J16604922&pubid=K100274&byo=1" rel="nofollow">Barnes and Noble here.</a> Try the coupon code D3J3M7K for 15% off the price -- although the code might only work for B&N paid members. Amazon still lists the book as being not yet available. The book is now available with free shipping withing 24 hours from Barnes and Noble here. Try the coupon code D3J3M7K for 15% off the price — although the code might only work for B&N paid members.

Amazon still lists the book as being not yet available.

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