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I would advice people this to avoid any type of hacks.
Keep in mind a good hacker will be able to get on your computer, but these guys aren't usually pestering mmo players.

1: Use firefox
2: Install no script and add block, give permission to sites.
3 Private browsing so it deletes your cach
4: Put flash player control on block everything from each site.
5: Virus scanner , personally I like Eset
6: Spybot

Most of all don't log in or be online while having a site with flash adds up, just avoid this.
I would even recommend you not going to ZAM.
Don't have a browser game up while playing ARR either.
The log in device SE has should help a lot as well.
Some sites don't look malicious at first but they can be even when the owner has no idea about it.


This will reduce your chance of being hacked


As for the PS3 I've no idea how they managed that.

I blame this on old tradition MMO thinking.
SE needs its own RMT service like EVE or Tera Online.
Convert crystal into gil or something similar to the effect.
A lot of us have the money to buy gils.
Is it play to win? Nah, I don't think so. And PTW isn't that big of a deal since it is a fricken PVE game in the long run.
Gil is only meant for repair, pots, and buying stuff to gear up for the next tier of dungeons.
Even when PVP is involved, only pots will play a part and those shouldn't cost that much either way.

Put out a vanity shop, let us sell costume for gil if SE doesn't like a straight RMT service.
Literally, no one should care if some of us use our money for "virtual" goods.
Just belittle us if you want since we are buying "stupid" stuff that doesn't exist, but at least it will improve our enjoyment of the game by never having to "farm" for gil.
My time is more valuable than my money supply.

Makior, did you call SE when this happened or did it happen this weekend? I just received an email from them stating that they cant do anything about it via E-mail and that id need to call. What did you do to get your account and characters back?

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Originally Posted by Lucidisomnis

That would be because these forums have the highest concentration of zealot-like white knights ever seen, all willing to throw themselves upon their own sword in defense of this game and Yoshi-P.

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Actually no. It's because it's my job to run VPN servers that often have 2~3 methods of authentication for some very large customers and I know how complex and hard it is to compromise a 2 part auth system with a disposable token. But go on. Believe what you like. Play the victim.

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Originally Posted by Celestine

This is why everyone thinks hes lieing. There is no doubt he got hacked. But i guarantee you he did not have a security authenticator or he didnt have it set up properly

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He could of had the software security token on his smart phone, which is rather easy to hack.

The hardware security token can't be hacked but you can figure out the algorithm that a persons hardware security token uses if you monitor his one time passwords via a key logger or other means.

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Originally Posted by Norack

He could of had the software security token on his smart phone, which is rather easy to hack.

The hardware security token can't be hacked but you can figure out the algorithm that a persons hardware security token uses if you monitor his one time passwords via a key logger or other means.

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Yeah, the hardware tokens are still your best bet, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. There ARE still ways to get around them, however if you take care with your security on your computer and other such things, you often have little to nothing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by Docturne

You might want to go back to school and learn some grammar before calling someone an idiot...

It's you're, not your...

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Is this really the time to be caring about peoples grammar?
Seriously curious here.

Well, I got the CE security token so I wonder if anyone who has the physical token got hacked yet.

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Originally Posted by Arriverderci

Is this really the time to be caring about peoples grammar?
Seriously curious here.

Well, I got the CE security token so I wonder if anyone who has the physical token got hacked yet.

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I haven't personally, but I know ppl who have.

Mainly from social engineering tactics though.

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Originally Posted by Laume

Actually no. It's because it's my job to run VPN servers that often have 2~3 methods of authentication for some very large customers and I know how complex and hard it is to compromise a 2 part auth system with a disposable token. But go on. Believe what you like. Play the victim.

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The pentagon got hacked, the DoD got hacked, the FBI got hacked, the white house was tapped.. and you think someone can't bypass a silly authenticator from SE?

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Originally Posted by Alkalord

Woah! Am I reading this correctly? You got hacked even though you have a security token?!? How is that possible? Now I\\'m even more paranoid...

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If it is possible its extremely unlikely. I've never been hacked in any game where I had an authenticator. EVER. So anybody who does claim that has either been visiting sketchy sites, cheating, or los their cell phone / authenticator at the same time they were hacked by the same person. Or a hacker jsut got super lucky.