[Year 12 IT Apps] Weirder and weirder...

[Mark Kelly]

"A 43-year-old Japanese woman, angry over a sudden divorce in the 
virtual online game Maple Story, has been arrested on suspicion of 
hacking into the game where she killed her once-virtual husband, 
authorities said.

Authorities said the Miyazaki woman illegally accessed the game with a 
password she hijacked from a colleague. That made it appear as if her 
coworker committed the online murder.

According to The Associated Press, the woman told police: "I was 
suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry."

The hacking allegation carries a maximum five-year prison term."

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/woman-arrested.html

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