Got Hacked Thread

I guess I am pretty much safe, I use firefox + all the anal retentive addons that will keep me secure plus I have enough security on my computer it could stop it in it's tracks if it even looks at my computer wrong.

I normally don't browse too much of the internet so I doubt I would be susceptible to attacks unless either this site, the wiki or BG got hacked (fat chance of that, but could happen) I tend to try to stay on-top of sites that have been compromised (like that map site a while ago, or so I heard) I NEVER listen to /tells directed at me unless I know who the person is or a party invite.

No, I just didn't feel like going. I had perfect attendance since my hacking and just needed a break. I was the glass *** for the night, then I fell asleep in my chair. (Believe me, if I got hacked, I'd be on Vent screaming about it)

I was hacked March 12th, 2009. My account was stripped of everything except the r/e crap I have, 10k, and some crappy Assault Earring that I never owned. It was moved to Valefor. (Take note of the date. It was before the security token.)

Character was also stripped of ISP (over 35k) and Conquest Points (over 200k). I assume Assault Points as well, since I had that stupid earring in my inventory, but I don't do Salvage (yet) so I never checked.

And I was browsing with the latest edition of Firefox (at the time), No Script, Ad Block Plus, with various scanners that I set to run once a day.

even though its belated, sorry to here that that happened to you

Eh, I've been over it for a while. You can blame Nata for getting me back in the game. I was done with it (was actually admining on my friend's private WoW server), and he just wouldn't shut up about. So a month before I was able to transfer my main back to Cerberus, I made a mule and did spell scroll quests that netted me enough money to equip my WHM. Nata also had equipment that belonged to me and owed me 300k from a long time ago, so I was pretty set gil wise.

Well 2 people in my LS were hacked and well the only been using FFXIAH and wiki.... and i know someone who got a viris from wiki. Also a while ago a friend was hacked and this was when just about every site incuding FFXIAH had keyloggers suposidly but idk.. i dont use wiki only ffxiah. Also on the fire fox thing i dont use it i use IE if ur not stupid about which sites u go on have a pop up blocker and anti viris's and you should be safe. Just dont be stupid about thing and your account should be safe.

o and for people who dont know the fake GM tell looks something like this:
Playername: Hello this is GMplayername your account has be suspected to be involved with account stealing. please Visit
www.playonline-enix.com(DONT GO TO THIS SITE OR YOU WONT HAVE AN ACCOUNT).
If you have never seen a GM tell before it has GMname: hello this is GMname

In firefox if you attempt to goto that site now you are welcomed with a big warning about it.



And just for shits and giggles I tried in IE.

just read that on BG and yeah >.>
Im pretty sure Console can't be hacked sooo....

I dunno I find this whole thing kinda fishy

Hey man , I set the security in my browser for this to happen in firefox but it's not working lol. Is it a version mismatch or am I doing something wrong?

My version of firefox is 3.0.13

Doing tools, options, security dialog and clicking to give warnings about sites suspected of forgery.

Get 3.5

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html

Bah didn't work. Let me make sure I understand how this works. Let me guess your supposed to add the site yourself are you? Lol How fruity in the booty.

Oh wait not way to add it nvm.

Nope, I just went to the site and that came up. I didn't have to add anything or change my default settings.

Wierd it's not listed in my exception list either.

I believe Firefox and IE performs a server side check against their list of known phishing/forgery websites every time you type in a URL. If it matches it puts up that splash page to warn you. You should never see anything client side about every phishing website out there.

It suddenly started working. Nice.

Basically the security token is like a condom then? Neither one is a 100% method of prevention but to not have one in the first place is just asking for trouble.

I personally find these new RMT GM scams outrageous. As soon as I got a tell from a "GM" I knew it was a fake, but I also knew a fair few people (who have never had contact with a GM etc) were going to fall for it. And I'm going to stand up for those who do, because they aren't stupid people for thinking it could be a real GM, if they have never dealt with one before. The RMTs are quite clever because the website they give you also looks as if it could be the real deal, as some of the screenshots have shown.

The one I got was www.playonline.tc/Complaint.html which to those who may not be internet savvy, does look like a legit website.

I really hope SE does something about this, getting RMT tells trying to sell you gil is one thing, but actually sending links to phishing websites so they can hack your accounts is completely out of order. SE will end up losing customers too if this isn't taken seriously.

Lol @ the Engrish.

EDIT: All your game belong to us.

Lol, I didnt enter the website as I probably have enough virus' and nasty things on my laptop anyway, I didn't want to add to the 80+ warnings I get a week from my virus checker lol.

But yeh, thats so poorly worded if anyone went there and still put their details in, they would be a moron.

LOL @ SE

Why SE would allow to hotlink their Images? The Site Looks legit (except for spelling errors). The images that make it look like FFXI Linkshell community are Hot linked from Fanzone.playonline.com

Can't hide behind Ignorance all the time tho

Well I'm going to add my story too. I got one of my 3 chars hacked two weeks ago had all in the same PC and the only than got stolen was the one with the most gil in hand (Idk if this have something to do). I don't own a security tokken but even I got the fake GM tell never logged to the url they gave to me, always visit the same sites since ages rarely check other sites unless I got school hw or something like that but other than that I never log into diferent webpages.
But I still got hacked the only diferent thing. I noticed last time I logged into that char was to mule some stuff you cant transfer via delivery box to my overnight bazaar mule when logged out instead get the POL Window the POL Viewer closed itself w/o any notice but I thought it was some Windows crap like usual and went to bed, the next day I couldnt log at all getting the "Incorrect Password" thing. Got my character back already but doing the game recovery thing since all my stuff got stolen and I got moved to Fenrir server.
Only funny thing RMT was so nice to buy me NQ Staffs after they sold all my HQ ones lol.

Usual sites I visit are FFXIAH, Wiki, BG, Gmail, Facebook and 4chan sometimes but thats it and still got hacked w/o logging at any weird RMT site and my other 2 characters are ok.

P.s. I'm not a native English speaker just trying put here my story for everyone than something similar happened before I get flamed because my crappy gramar lol.

1 month was this message, before entering to FFXI, and any take the time for reading?

Moved here.

I am sorry to anyone on Gilgamesh that gets a RMT tell from Rainer.

Okay I was navigating the site and Put in fake info and click okay. a window popped asking to put in your one time code from the token. if Am correct in the token/site it tells you never to give your password. Why would you do now

I have never been to any site from a tell in game and the only time i used my token or password any where but in POL.

were did u fall for the fake MP trick?

What is the MP trick?

sorry typo GM*

Nope didnt fall for that. Wasnt doing anything diffrent than normal just got randomly logged off and then my stuff was gone. when i logged again to change my password i was locked out. I havent done anything diffrent or gone to any sites except the ones i have gone to for the past year.