Whenever somebody is in the vicinity or is within the range of the person, the Second Life program starts QuickTime in order to handle the video or images. The exploit succeeds as Second Life permits customers to insert videos or photos on their avatar's or their virtual property. The exploit code is connected to Apple's QuickTime program, which is utilized for video display in Second Life. Second Life is an Internet-based virtual community where consumers can produce avatars and buy virtual property like estate, accommodation, furniture and apparel.Īs per Takahashi, cyber-terrorists Charles Miller and Dino Dai Zovi informed him that they had exposed a security hole that could permit somebody to con Second Life inhabitants of their Linden currency. Two security researchers have found a security hole in the online virtual world, Second Life, developed by Linden Lab, where cyber-terrorists can purloin Linden dollars from a target's avatar, and also hack his/her PC.Įvidently, that would be very troublesome, since the currency, called Linden dollars, can be directly converted to the US dollars. Second Life Exploit Allows Hackers Steal Linden Currency from Avatars
