My friend was hacked while logged in

[Nialle]

Can someone savvy in this type of thing tell me how something like this is even remotely possible?

The client sends data to the server and vice-versa. This game does not have very good security over that stream of information, and hackers have found ways to manipulate it into tricking the server into thinking you (your client, specifically) is buying things from the market that you actually aren't.


And btw, Yoshi has just posted on the JP boards that people will be reimbursed and there won't be rollbacks.
EDIT: LOL Google translate is so fail. But yeah, that's his post Shinsaki linked. We posted at the exact same time. xD

[IamBenpi]

...Perhaps they need to make all RMT spam/exploit bots killable in game. That would make me smile.

This actually would make me smile. I wouldn't even need to get xp for it.

[nimaimouto]

hehe omg people nima plays this game and almost never uses gil xD just play the game and dont whine about petty cash it's the adventure and combat that matters!

[whoopeeragon]

hehe omg people nima plays this game and almost never uses gil xD just play the game and dont whine about petty cash it's the adventure and combat that matters!

Your face scares me.

[Syamic]

It's not just RMTs you have to worry about. There are a group of "players" that pretty much exist only to find exploits and disrupt games. A simple Google search will find dozens of sites dedicated to Botting and Exploits. And having a single account banned doesn't really bother them, as most of them have multiple accounts. Their only goal is to be the "best" at whatever game they happen to have set their adolescent minds on. If being the "best" means ruining it for everyone else, that is exactly what they'll do. And, like most nascent criminals, they see nothing wrong in what they do.

Don't you think if these "Group of player's" didn't exist the game would be in worse place than it is now??

Just a thought.

[Mhaeric]

Well this isn't promising...

On the lodestone character info page, I logged out tonight as a SMN but all my gear is set to what I had equipped when I logged out last night instead. I think we're getting a rollback. ._.

That is not viable as evidence of a rollback, since the Lodestone always has a significant delay in updating both your class and equipment. Once it was even saying I was a Black Mage, but it showed all of my Scholar equipment for about 24 hours.

[DenzelTaru]

there was a time i said i don't hate RMT i hate the people who buy off them.. cos there would be no RMT without buyers..

But this is some other level shit right here.. wtf is wrong with these people?

[Wildsprite]

Perhaps they need to make all RMT spam/exploit bots killable in game. That would make me smile.

this. so very much this. please SE let us do this.

there was a time i said i don't hate RMT i hate the people who buy off them.. cos there would be no RMT without buyers..

But this is some other level shit right here.. wtf is wrong with these people?

they take no pride in doing it themselves and want it all handed to them. sadly a lot of people are like this.

[nimaimouto]

hhehe nyaaa this isnt nima's face silly! it's a mask ^_^ durrr. but yea people are too greedy about their precious "money" .-. money doesn't make the game, combat, adventuring and crafting make the game cant buy supplies? gather them :3 cant buy new armor? make it with gathered materials ;p

[Grundy]

Reply from Yoshi P

Translated by a Reddit user from the JP forums.

Regarding the exploited.
We received reports earlier of people misusing the marketboard and illegal access and fake identities. Only a few people have been affected but we are taking the servers down ASAP to prevent the infection from spreading.
For the players that have been affected, please rest assured that we have secured your data and will reset everything for you. (ie, no server rollback, only character rollbacks)
The exploit only affects people in some words, in a particular zone. Those not logged in will not be affected.
The rest is unimportant PR talk.
Regarding the exploiters.
We have traced their routes and will be going after them through legal means.