Originally posted by wmada2k

WoW hacked - oh noes!!! http://www.gamestooge.com/2010/01/24/world-of-warcraft-hacked/

Funny, I guess you didn't even take your time to check what the article is about, but grabbed first result of the google. A direct hacking attack on the games servers or personal account (SVs case) is not same as sending out trojans through third party loophole in hope that it will end up in a games users PC (WoW case). I do challenge you to find any recent articles on a WoW GM or CEO getting hacked, resulting in games content being messed up.

Have they actually repaired the dmg that happened? Has Discord been fired? This thread started fine but has ended up pointless arguing. It's hard to compare this screw up to anything else, well except when there was part of world missing.

Originally posted by Sasami

Have they actually repaired the dmg that happened? Has Discord been fired? This thread started fine but has ended up pointless arguing. It's hard to compare this screw up to anything else, well except when there was part of world missing.

As far as I know, they have un-banned the wrongfully banned accounts, restored the deleted keeps and houses and have taken security measures to ensure that this does not happen again. Unfortunately I don't have any details on exactly what those measures are. From everything I've heard, the game itself was not actually hacked. Someone had access to Discord's login information and decided to use it against him and SV. This was most likely someone they thought they could trust. Clearly they were wrong.

Discord has not been fired as of yet. I also don't think he will be.

Originally posted by Anubisan

Originally posted by Sasami

Have they actually repaired the dmg that happened? Has Discord been fired? This thread started fine but has ended up pointless arguing. It's hard to compare this screw up to anything else, well except when there was part of world missing.

As far as I know, they have un-banned the wrongfully banned accounts, restored the deleted keeps and houses and have taken security measures to ensure that this does not happen again. 

Someone forward a note to SV that duckt taping usb ports aint 'serious measures' :P

Originally posted by Toferio

Originally posted by Anubisan

Originally posted by Sasami

Have they actually repaired the dmg that happened? Has Discord been fired? This thread started fine but has ended up pointless arguing. It's hard to compare this screw up to anything else, well except when there was part of world missing.

As far as I know, they have un-banned the wrongfully banned accounts, restored the deleted keeps and houses and have taken security measures to ensure that this does not happen again. 

Someone forward a note to SV that duckt taping usb ports aint 'serious measures' :P

You underestimate dukt tape.

Originally posted by Toferio

Originally posted by wmada2k

WoW hacked - oh noes!!! http://www.gamestooge.com/2010/01/24/world-of-warcraft-hacked/

Funny, I guess you didn't even take your time to check what the article is about, but grabbed first result of the google. A direct hacking attack on the games servers or personal account (SVs case) is not same as sending out trojans through third party loophole in hope that it will end up in a games users PC (WoW case). I do challenge you to find any recent articles on a WoW GM or CEO getting hacked, resulting in games content being messed up.

Yes, that was the first one I found. I did not mean that in specific, what I ment was that companies gets hacked on a daily basis so there is no difference with Star Vault. That would be why Google offers 20k $ for the one hacking Chrome (just to name one). So yeah, teh hackers is out there and they will succeed. If they can hack CIA, banks and governments, I guess they can hack Star Vault, and even Blizzard if they want to!

To answer your question, yes that was only one I found on google!

Btw, I get 136.000.000 hits at google when searching for: wow accounts hacked ;)

Originally posted by wmada2k

companies gets hacked on a daily basis so there is no difference with Star Vault. That would be why Google offers 20k $ for the one hacking Chrome (just to name one). So yeah, teh hackers is out there and they will succeed. If they can hack CIA, banks and governments, I guess they can hack Star Vault, and even Blizzard if they want to!

Companies does not get hacked on a daily basis, they are attacked, but an actual intrusion is a rare thing among any business that knows how to deal with their network. The only thing that get "hacked" is user account, and most of the time the problem lies within the player base, accepting keyloger or bluntly giving their conection infos to their online-friends.

If a GM account ever been hacked in any major title, it would be news worthy.

Originally posted by wmada2k

Originally posted by Toferio

Originally posted by wmada2k

WoW hacked - oh noes!!! http://www.gamestooge.com/2010/01/24/world-of-warcraft-hacked/

Funny, I guess you didn't even take your time to check what the article is about, but grabbed first result of the google. A direct hacking attack on the games servers or personal account (SVs case) is not same as sending out trojans through third party loophole in hope that it will end up in a games users PC (WoW case). I do challenge you to find any recent articles on a WoW GM or CEO getting hacked, resulting in games content being messed up.

Yes, that was the first one I found. I did not mean that in specific, what I ment was that companies gets hacked on a daily basis so there is no difference with Star Vault. That would be why Google offers 20k $ for the one hacking Chrome (just to name one). So yeah, teh hackers is out there and they will succeed. If they can hack CIA, banks and governments, I guess they can hack Star Vault, and even Blizzard if they want to!

To answer your question, yes that was only one I found on google!

Btw, I get 136.000.000 hits at google when searching for: wow accounts hacked ;)

Just wanted to point out to you that stating the number of hits you got when doing a google search does nothing to support your argument. Just thought you should know :)

Originally posted by Jakdstripper

or more likely it's just a story SV invented so as not to lose face now that they have decided to un-ban accounts. 

"it wasn't us that baned you for exploiting, i swear. it was some random hacker. here is your account back, please keep subscribing."

 

 

....so pathetic.

this could happen. Who knows, tahts why i never discard probabilities. Although i dont play MO nor i intend to, it can happen with any game.

Originally posted by wmada2k

Originally posted by Toferio

Originally posted by wmada2k

WoW hacked - oh noes!!! http://www.gamestooge.com/2010/01/24/world-of-warcraft-hacked/

Funny, I guess you didn't even take your time to check what the article is about, but grabbed first result of the google. A direct hacking attack on the games servers or personal account (SVs case) is not same as sending out trojans through third party loophole in hope that it will end up in a games users PC (WoW case). I do challenge you to find any recent articles on a WoW GM or CEO getting hacked, resulting in games content being messed up.

Yes, that was the first one I found. I did not mean that in specific, what I ment was that companies gets hacked on a daily basis so there is no difference with Star Vault. That would be why Google offers 20k $ for the one hacking Chrome (just to name one). So yeah, teh hackers is out there and they will succeed. If they can hack CIA, banks and governments, I guess they can hack Star Vault, and even Blizzard if they want to!

To answer your question, yes that was only one I found on google!

Btw, I get 136.000.000 hits at google when searching for: wow accounts hacked ;)

Again, there is a difference between "users" gettings hacked, as it is in WoWs case due to trojans and keyloggers and actual companies being hacked. Just to make the difference clear. AAA companies don't get hacked on daily basis, users do. I have to agree that it happens to other companies as well, such as Valve where hackers got access to personal information, however MO is the first case where they ruined ingame world as I can remember.

It does not make the matter better the fact that it been stated over and over that they gained access to the accounts in a legit way. Now, I don't take their word for granted for it, but it does raise an eyebrow. It is not entirely impossible that Discord shared account with someone he trusted.

Blizzard although their meh they lock the account so you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it restored. pain in the butt yeah and usually the damage has already been done sharded purples etc but it's better than starting all over again.

Happened to me when my 525 tailor / enchant which easily dumped 10000G into frostweave being the most expensive tailoring mat especially when you need so much of it was deleted and replaced with maxed herbing / mining which I decided to keep anyways since they make money and my full T3 99000G gone which who really cares about that these days except thats alot of G and what are they up to these days T15?

Anyways, off topic and totally irrelevant but companies should do that to any account including GMs. Miss making 40-80G off of buying lvl 84 blues off AH and sharing them into heavenly shards which easily go for 100G but hey still got 3 maxed professions + archeology which doesn't count and still have the means to make G.

Just plain old grinding leled 85 mobs can easily get you 200G an hour. Used to be good money in primals too.

Guess if somethings gong to get hacked it'll stilll get hacked no matter what but should have a lock account option including GM accounts which is better than pressing the off button and doing a rollback.

Originally posted by wmada2k

Originally posted by Toferio

Originally posted by wmada2k

WoW hacked - oh noes!!! http://www.gamestooge.com/2010/01/24/world-of-warcraft-hacked/

Funny, I guess you didn't even take your time to check what the article is about, but grabbed first result of the google. A direct hacking attack on the games servers or personal account (SVs case) is not same as sending out trojans through third party loophole in hope that it will end up in a games users PC (WoW case). I do challenge you to find any recent articles on a WoW GM or CEO getting hacked, resulting in games content being messed up.

Yes, that was the first one I found. I did not mean that in specific, what I ment was that companies gets hacked on a daily basis so there is no difference with Star Vault. That would be why Google offers 20k $ for the one hacking Chrome (just to name one). So yeah, teh hackers is out there and they will succeed. If they can hack CIA, banks and governments, I guess they can hack Star Vault, and even Blizzard if they want to!

To answer your question, yes that was only one I found on google!

Btw, I get 136.000.000 hits at google when searching for: wow accounts hacked ;)

Usually it's a good idea to have your evidence supporting your claim. Your original post claimed WoW got hacked, then it turned out that it wasn't WoW that got hacked, then you say that "The point was that companies get hacked all the time".

Can you be anymore illogical?

40 years jail and next  band of brothers will think twice before they do something like that. I hate this bastards, they attack  normal people because they are afraid of big sharks like microsoft 

Originally posted by palulalula

40 years jail and next  band of brothers will think twice before they do something like that. I hate this bastards, they attack  normal people because they are afraid of big sharks like microsoft 

What does Microsoft has to do with the discussion? It wasnt Microsoft who screwed AQ based on false reasons (if we are to believe rumours they are behind the incident). Blame instead SVs unprofessional GMs who started the whole incindent in the first place.

Afterlife Focus Group Arena Champion Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 368 Infractions: 0/1 (1) Rep Power: 2

Let’s not fast forward a few weeks. There were mainly two reasons why I left AQ. Obviously, the first one being me getting demoted. I used hours upon hours talking to Theia and Discord about an official apology from SV, which AQ did get in the end. However, I did one mistake while chatting with them and that was to ask a hypothetical question; I asked ‘what if AQ recorded our meeting’ that AQ and SV held regarding the events that happened on that Sunday. Why wouldn’t you post the whole story? That along with long chats with Gankez where I was pissed at him (and AQ) for protecting certain individual, he also got pissed about me and thus had a ‘perfect’ reason to call for a demotion. He talked you into agreeing with him (you will obviously deny that now), and labeled me untrustworthy, and it was better for AQ that I was left in a position that I had “no influence what so ever, ever again.” Oh yeah, another argument was that I went out of my way to boycott the sale of a keep to BH… I have those logs, too. Obviously, BHIV was playing you for a fool. The screenshot is about me apologizing to Gankez and a few others that I pissed of through PMs (with Gankez) and the chat I had with Theia/Discord. Nothing more, I find it pathetic of you to post that screenshot. Yes, I was pissed, and I’m disappointed that you opted to backstab me just to save face. Bitter? No. Emo… I guess kids spending 18½ hours in front of a PC everyday call it emo because they don’t have any real life experience regarding that, I call it shouting and arguing. The second reason, which is allot more severe; You failed to deal with the very people that caused allot of shit to AQ, SV and all your fellow gamers playing MO. You protect those guys and look to them as heroes, and even joke about it in your TS, knowing what they did. And I’m not talking about the crashing shit that we all in TS agreeing (yes, we all did agree on it, also me, out of frustration towards the GM team), but what happened after with a certain breach… And before we start talking about who's lieing to whom and about what, I’ll stop. -- I loved AQ (read loved, but after all the shit I’m getting from you and others in PMs, it is fast becoming past sentence!), so I was really confused in regards of what I really wanted. Anyways, I and Achilles talked about quitting AQ after what happened on that Sunday and starting afresh. Achilles told me he got offered to join Envy, after they helped us getting rid of Godly from old CAOS keepspot. I told him that I would find it hard to leave a few friends I still had left in AQ, but in the end I still left. I applied and got in. Opkan created Chin and also wanted me to join him, leaving AQ, because of all the shit going on recently. But you’re right, in the end, only I ended up leaving, but do not accuse me of trying to make members leave AQ! Instead, get your facts sorted! We’ll see how long Opkan and Achilles stay in AQ. I hope they do, but if not… I’m sure most any guild would accept them! The only issue I’ve got with you, Gigamo is that you backstabbed me. I left some parts out since I don't think they will benefit either of us. But GG, my old friend! __________________ Your afterlife is determined by your life before death.

Afterlife pretty much sums up what happened back then without naming the one who was responsible for this, but still points a finger to a certain direction. Thread is closed ofc.

http://www.mortalonline.com/forums/74192-battle-sin-keep-report-5.html

His post is #193 in last page.