Thursday, April 01, 2010

Well, I finally got hacked.


I don't know how they managed to do it. It looks like some kind of remote desktop control or something, but it looks like I have been hacked. I left the game on last night, and went to bed. When I woke up this morning I found that my computer had been restarted. I didn't think much of it, I just figured that it was an automatic update or something. I went to log myself back in, and none of my passwords worked. I was a little more concerned but I needed to head to work. I got to work and called SE as soon as I could, and they demanded the normal impossible to keep track of information like original CC number, original address and the registration keys. After a long discussion with the customer service rep that involved a lot of tension on my part, I was finally handed off to a manager. The manager offered to initiate an investigation after I gave them every single bit of information about my account and my personal life. They said that after the investigation I would get my account back, and then I would have to initiate a rollback. So it looks like I am going to be out of the game for a month or more.

The thing that I don't get is how they did this. How did I get a remote desktop virus on my computer? I use ad block, ad aware, no script, Firefox, everything. It looks like the SE token isn't hack-proof, if a hacker has full access to your computer. I am going to have to do a full hard drive wipe and reinstall everything because I am freaking even more paranoid than normal about security now.

This fucking sucks. :(

9 comments:

Thazienne said...

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

Anonymous said...

Labels: April Fools, FFXI, Final Fantasy XI, hacked, Ringthree

i see what you did

Qtipus said...

If you told them your age, it'll be a while before you get your account back...

:D

The hacker said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hacker said...

That is what you get for being a internet troll.

Hacker said...

I enjoyed selling all your shit to the npcs. then selling all your gil on my website. Thanks for the paycheck sucker.

Hacker said...

Next time stay away from the gay porn....

Qtipus the Troll said...

I'm sorry to hear that....Come on over tonight and ill make you feel better big boy.

Ringthree said...

This is what i get for treating people like shit, who do not kiss my dick and agree with everything i say.