Virtual Theft in the news

[Jxhn]

I don't think this is ridiculous at all, if people have spent a lot of money on Habbo and someone steals it, it's theft. It's like stealing a TV from someone's home? Both are theft.

Glad to see they're tackling down on it .

It's not like stealing a TV from someones home. In the T&Cs it states that all furniture belongs to sulake. It's more like going to a real hotel and moving furniture from one room to another. Noone actually loses or gains anything.

[Tintinnabulate]

Most habbos who get hacked via phishing scams, its their own fault for going on them to get "free credits".

[immense]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO OMG

CRYING WITH LAUGHTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[sammy]

It's not like stealing a TV from someones home. In the T&Cs it states that all furniture belongs to sulake. It's more like going to a real hotel and moving furniture from one room to another. Noone actually loses or gains anything.

Firstly, I have never heard of a hotel in which you buy the furniture. The furniture in a real life hotel is already supplied by the owner of the hotel, whereas on Habbo you buy the furniture with your real life money, so that comment is ridiculous. And about the comment in bold, the hacker obviously gains the furni and the hackee loses it.

[Gibs960]

lol at home searches as if they're gonna find some HCs stashed under the kitchen table or something

LOL, But if someone has spent hundreds maybe thousands, I can understand why they've got the police involved, most likely the police will get in touch with a computer expert of some sort

[Jxhn]

Firstly, I have never heard of a hotel in which you buy the furniture. The furniture in a real life hotel is already supplied by the owner of the hotel, whereas on Habbo you buy the furniture with your real life money, so that comment is ridiculous. And about the comment in bold, the hacker obviously gains the furni and the hackee loses it.

The only point when anyone loses anything is when they pay for credits. They can't lose or gain furniture they don't own.
You don't buy the furniture in habbo, you pay to have it in your room. There's a difference, if you owned it then you could sell it.

[leer34$]

.... and everyone wonders why the prices are going crazy.

[Santorefish]

lol at home searches as if they're gonna find some HCs stashed under the kitchen table or something

LMAO
Can i see your wallet ... hmm where did you get those gold bars from?

[Frisky]

It's still stealing. A Lot of you would change your views if you had your items stolen.

[Hessian]

It's still stealing. A Lot of you would change your views if you had your items stolen.

It is, but it's virtual, I really don't understand why the Police need to be involved, surely Sulake should just be able to reverse any transaction (with suitable proof of course)