Scamming has been a part of multiplayer games since they first implemented trading systems, and has become a common phenomenon in every MMORPG.<\/p>\n
However, a devious and more sinister\u00a0type of attack has surfaced <\/a><\/strong>in World of Warcraft<\/strong>, which simply requires the victim to enter one line of code in order to work.<\/p>\n The following situation\u00a0is an example of the attack:<\/p>\n This is what the command actually does:<\/p>\n This is a threat because after obliviously entering this code, the\u00a0RunScript\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>function is called every time a chat message is received.<\/span><\/p>\n This means that every chat message you receive will be interpreted as Lua code, allowing other players to control your user interface via chat messages.<\/p>\n After you have opened the backdoor by entering the code into your text chat, the player can send you\u00a0invisible chat messages which can control your interface<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hackers can use this backdoor to force you to give away your items and virtually rob your character.<\/p>\n This unique attack requires only a bit of social engineering for the victim to unknowingly hand over control to the attacker, who can then force them to trade away their items.<\/p>\n 5 things you need to know before buying a hard drive in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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