[Sophos]Network gaming company uses its "cheat-prevention" client to build a Bitcoin botnet

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Network gaming company uses its "cheat-prevention" client to build a Bitcoin botnet

One problem with network games: how do you trust the other people in the contest?

You could build a network that requires your customers to installed a special "cheat-blocker" client...

...and then use the client to mine Bitcoins.
Source: Network gaming company uses its "cheat-prevention" client to build a Bitcoin botnet