Two Years in the Slammer for Hacker Who Stole $300,000 from Zynga Poker
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
The British hacker who fleeced Zynga Poker for 400 billion chips, which have mc888 an official worth of $12 million, $300,000 on the black market, will serve two years in prison. https://kotaku.com/man-steals-12-million-in-online-cash-from-farmville-cr-5750554(new Image()).src = riches888pg 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { 
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did a poor job of covering his tracks after breaking into a Zynga server running the casino game and robbing it of the virtual currency. He was caught after selling off a third jinda44 of his loot for $100,000, admitted his crimes, and was sentenced last week.
The Guardian has the blow-by-blow of how he managed to pull it off and get caught. British hacker jailed over £7m virtual gaming chips scam [The Guardian, via VG247]