A World of Warcraft bug accidentally created a virtual pandemic
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#76PXK)
On September 13, 2005, Blizzard added a raid to World of Warcraft with a boss, Hakkar the Soulflayer, who cast a debuff called Corrupted Blood that spread between nearby players. It was only meant to last inside that one dungeon. A programming oversight let it escape into the rest of the game world instead. - Read the rest
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