virtual theft - good news!

"A report has called for European legislators to create new laws to prevent the theft of virtual goods. (...)
More than 30 per cent of registered accounts in online worlds have lost something of value as a result of criminal activity. Only a quarter for recovered the items because the laws and procedures for dealing with such situations often fuzzy. The real money value of such thefts are estimated at €1.5bn and there is little that a user can do if their virtual property is stolen. (...) "

source: Fudzilla