If you've bought MMO gold from farming sites, you may have supported North Korea's nuclear program.
The full New York Times article.
Quote:
In one of the week's oddest stories, the New York Times reports that North Korea, led by notorious despot Kim Jong-il, is using a team of hackers to infiltrate popular South Korean MMORPGs and farm in-game points.
Western sources believe the money generated through these activities is used to help fund North Korea's nuclear program and Kim Jong-il's lavish lifestyle.
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I may or may not have contributed a few bucks to that. Oh well. I wasn't sure where to put this because it's a little newsy, a little video game-ish, and a tad ridiculous.