According to Cryptoglobe on July 13, hackers exploited a vulnerability in the game Runescape to carry out double-spending attacks, obtaining several trillion in-game coins worth over $250,000, which they then used to purchase Bitcoin. It is claimed that Runescape publisher Jagex has patched the vulnerability in Runescape; however, hackers are still reportedly able to perform similar double-spending attacks on Runescape 3. In response, some community members have suggested that Jagex consider adopting Bitcoin or other crypto assets as their in-game currency and leverage blockchain technology to resist double-spending attacks.
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