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The stories just keep on flowing. Who knew that divorce could lead to a virtual killing, and subsequent arrest for hacking? Read the story here. In short, a 43-year-old Japanese woman killed her online husband's digital persona because she was so angry that his avatar "divorced" her avatar in the online game Maple Story. The woman obtained the man's login credentials while their avatars were happily "married," and she allegedly logged in with his credentials and killed off his avatar after learning of the virtual "divorce." She has been arrested on suspicion of hacking (i.e., logging in to a computer system without authorization).
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