Stealing the online game system is rising Theft of online game systems is on the rise

Just as there are more and more well-educated people today, there are more and more smarter and slier criminals. A report from FBI said:“ professional thieves have learned that stealing video game consoles is a much more lucrative venture than stealing ceramic tchotchkes from old people’s mantle.” According to the diagram of this report we come to a conclusion that the stealing of game consoles has risen almost three times in three years. It increase  from 11,074 to 42,615 between 2007 and 2009. What makes this a frequent phenomenon? For one reason, game consoles are a large demand, because the platform is the basis of the console and many people can download free console systems out of official websites . For example, many people can get them from Indian or Chinese websites and some other developing countries. The other reason is that the change in electronic technology causes the device to become smaller and smaller, they have become a bigger target for the theft, it is easy to take, transport, and sell.  

For the online game system, the game accounts are the most important property, they contains personal information, money, pleasure, and gaming experiences.The hackers have become more clever than ever before.That could be a big issue in the video game industry in the future. A game company should not only focus on the game development but also consider the safety of customers’ property. There is an example about Wanmei company’s game called World2-(神鬼传奇) in 2009. When many people entered into this game, there emerged an Internet mishap: many people lost their accounts。As most of these players were new, they did not spend a lot of money on it, so they did not care. However, a few people who have already spent a lot of money on playing this game had legal disputes with Wanmei Company. Therefore, Wanmei lost a lot of money, and it was almost going bankrupt in 2010. From this case, it shows that we have to learn how to prevent network theft if we are going to operate a video game company.