South Korean authorities are investigating a massive and widespread breach of personal information on some 27 million online gamers in that nation. A 24-year-old man with the last name of Kim allegedly acquired names, registration numbers, account names, and passwords from a Chinese hacker he met in 2011 in an online game. He allegedly used the stolen credentials and information to pilfer hundreds of millions of won, equivalent to around US $400,000, in online gaming currency from six online games in Korea. Kim reportedly sold some of the stolen information to mortgage fraudsters and phony gambling advertisers.”]
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