BBC News | Billions stolen in online robbery
Well, no, not really. What was actually stolen was roughly the equivalent of £3,000. But then that number doesn’t make for quite such an eye-grabbing headline, does it? I thought the BBC was above this kind of thing! Also, the opening paragraph: Space trading game Eve Online has suffered a virtual version of the credit crunch. It hasn’t, has it? It’s been a victim of theft, plain and simple. It’s not the credit crunch, it’s not a mirror of the real world in that sense. Simply, someone abused the trust that was placed in them for financial gain… This is borderline tabloid reporting from the BBC. Sigh.
