Bots and Curtain Hack?

[Zileth]

That means they have to be hacking into SE servers/ databanks which they most likely are not

[HumsterMKX]

That means they have to be hacking into SE servers/ databanks which they most likely are not

*cough*instantlevel*cough*marketboardrobbery*cough*

[saeedaisspecial]

*cough*instantlevel*cough*marketboardrobbery*cough*

Neither of which required access to SE's servers or database.

[Tupsi]

Neither of which required access to SE's servers or database.

Exactly, the client allows quite a lot ...that it shouldn't.

[Yurimi]

Neither of which required access to SE's servers or database.

actually it did it tunneled the client data to send packets to the server and database just the same as you could tell the server you had xyz item and it would convert say an ether into an allagan platinum piece. their database security and packet encryption were well non existent to say the least.

I will refrain from posting links to the process here to avoid getting banned but if you look on redit or the bluegartr forums you can find out more.