Hacker Sentenced for Stealing Virtual Gold

Hacker stole and sold ‘virtual gold’ for more than £300k on black market

The gaming company set up a sting which caught the hacker - one of their own employees

Hacker sentenced for stealing virtual gold

A hacker who used his position as a content developer to access high value customer accounts and steal their “game wealth”, which he sold for more than £300,000 on the black market, has been sentenced.

Former RuneScape Developer Gets Suspended Sentence After $400,000 Virtual Gold Theft

Andrew Lakeman, a former Jagex content developer, received a suspended prison sentence after stealing and selling players' Old School RuneScape gold for over $400,000.