Lineage 2 got hacked, badly.

Oculitus · August 2006

Well, this is what I assumed happened, although I don't know for absolute certain. But given the fact the servers have been down for two days and counting, NCsoft's homepage message about security issues and that I had to change my Lineage 2 password, along with every other subsciber; signs point a major hacking assault, a major NCsoft screw up, or most likely both.

Now I'm going to watch very closely what is charged to me in the coming months. I hope, and would guess, my billing info wasn't taken. Still, this is yet another reason to be paranoid about identity theft.

Any news or greater insight about this situation would be welcome on this thread.

LaLaOrange · August 2006

I am so paranoid that I might quit if anything was not returned or kept as it was before the server compromise. This is just crap I really like this game and I have played some real crap mmos before but this made my guts drop. I don't think we will credit for all the downtime either.

I'm gonna be a gamer girl without a game here soon.

Cuj0 · August 2006

That's has to be some kind of bad exploit like the one found on c4 pts client..

Darwa · August 2006

You make it sound like servers were continuously down. They weren't.

From what I can make out, the mini-patch we downloaded at the weekend wasn't actually from NCSoft, but from a malicious cracking group. Yes, I said cracking, and not hacking (I'm old enough to know the difference )

WildBeauty · August 2006

I'm sorry guys but what you have heard is not true at all! The truth is something else, BAD ADMINSTRATION and the NEW PATCH! Well i've had enough ,and like my few other friends , quiting. Good luck and hope you enjoy the one and only game that offers you ONLY the 4 or 5 following options :

LAG,DISCONNECTIONS,RAID BOSS,LVLING, SUCKY PVP

Darwa · August 2006

Originally posted by WildBeauty

I'm sorry guys but what you have heard is not true at all! The truth is something else, BAD ADMINSTRATION and the NEW PATCH! Well i've had enough ,and like my few other friends , quiting. Good luck and hope you enjoy the one and only game that offers you ONLY the 4 or 5 following options :
LAG,DISCONNECTIONS,RAID BOSS,LVLING, SUCKY PVP

Spot the SWG vet :P

NCSoftHater · August 2006

I really wish they would make some attempt to contact people and let them know what is going on. THey have had this strange attitude towards hacking etc for way to long. I guess it has come to bite them in the ass. I hope they do something about the "bots" now. because they have to be a security risk.

Darwa · August 2006

Originally posted by NCSoftHater
I really wish they would make some attempt to contact people and let them know what is going on. THey have had this strange attitude towards hacking etc for way to long. I guess it has come to bite them in the ass. I hope they do something about the "bots" now. because they have to be a security risk.

I definitely agree with your first point. They SHOULD have sent out an email. Then again, if their database was maliciously entered, that could possibly caused an added security risk.

I can't see how bots would be a security risk, but they're definitely a pain in the backside.

Tymora · August 2006

I don't know what happened, so I won't comment on the server downtime, but after experience with the game, I do know that the cheaters, bots, and so on were never dealt with to the satisfaction of many L2 players.

Although I would never wish a hack/crack or whatever upon a game, it would be fitting if this actually does turn out to be the cause of the downtime.

Now may be a good time to address these issues. Still, I doubt these exploits will be handled . . . from I could tell, it is the lifeblood of the game. It was everywhere and could not be avoided while I played.

Darwa · August 2006

Originally posted by WildBeauty

Originally posted by darwa

Originally posted by NCSoftHater
I really wish they would make some attempt to contact people and let them know what is going on. THey have had this strange attitude towards hacking etc for way to long. I guess it has come to bite them in the ass. I hope they do something about the "bots" now. because they have to be a security risk.

I definitely agree with your first point. They SHOULD have sent out an email. Then again, if their database was maliciously entered, that could possibly caused an added security risk.

I can't see how bots would be a security risk, but they're definitely a pain in the backside.

Do you think that people realy care if you agree or disagree with them! Guess you have forgotten that you are a PARROT , with a nest in this forum just to read and reapet what others say ! You are just a forum BUG ! Hope you don't loose your feathers! lol

I'm off to play, enjoy your cage!

Errr.....OK.

NCSoftHater · August 2006

Do you know how the bot program works?

And i did not say they should send emails. How about something on the official site/s. All NCSfot message boards are down. They are really not letting anyone know what is going on at all.

scrawneh · August 2006

"

Notice from PlayNC

During
the investigation of the exploit that resulted in Monday’s unscheduled
maintenance, we discovered the existence of a possible security
vulnerability. As a result, the servers have been brought down to
address this issue. Additionally, all Lineage II game passwords have
been reset for security purposes to ensure the safety of your Lineage
II account. Please log into your PlayNC account immediately and change
the password to your Lineage II game account. This action is necessary
in order to log in to the game. You may also need to change your PlayNC
master account password as an additional precaution. We realize this is
an inconvenience, and we sincerely apologize.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Support team through the web site at http://support.lineage2.com.

Thank you for your assistance and your continued patience. We remain
dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and
again apologize for the inconvenience.

PlayNC Support"

They are letting everyone know whats going on. They are getting wtfpwned in the butt, and they have announced it on their main site. http://lineage2.com/news/news.html#a007598

Darwa · August 2006

Originally posted by NCSoftHater
Do you know how the bot program works?

And i did not say they should send emails. How about something on the official site/s. All NCSfot message boards are down. They are really not letting anyone know what is going on at all.

Yes, I know exactly how they work.

The official site has had info on it from about an hour after the servers went down. Learn to read.

NCSoftHater · August 2006

yeah i can read and did read. I few paragraph blurb does nto satify me sorry. The server have been down for about 18 hours in the last few days. and

"During the investigation of the exploit that
resulted in Monday’s unscheduled maintenance, we discovered the
existence of a possible security vulnerability. As a result, the
servers have been brought down to address this issue. Additionally, all
Lineage II game passwords have been reset for security purposes to
ensure the safety of your Lineage II account. Please log into your
PlayNC account immediately and change the password to your Lineage II
game account. This action is necessary in order to log in to the game.
You may also need to change your PlayNC master account password as an
additional precaution. We realize this is an inconvenience, and we
sincerely apologize.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Support team through the web site at http://support.lineage2.com.

Thank you for your assistance and your continued patience. We remain
dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and
again apologize for the inconvenience.

PlayNC Support"

is not real satifying. Which password my plaync, my game client, my message board. I did contact support last night about 10PM EST and still have not heard back from them. the whole thing blows. If they were a bit more proactive they would not be suffering like they are now.

Darwa · August 2006

I posted this in another thread, but I guess I'll post it here as well.

Go to www.plaync.com and change either your game, master, or both passwords.

Try logging into L2.

If that doesn't work, try again in an hour or so.

If after that time you still can't log in, send in a support ticket.

For future, I'd recommend checking out www.l2blah.com if this happens again. If you can put up with the angry kids, you'll find good info on what's going on at any time

Rayx0r · August 2006

I payed hell trying to remember the exact way I typed in my secret question. My account was created in 2003

then I had to remember the format for my birthday

theres a LOT of folks who have multiple accounts and cannot reset their passwords because they cant remember the input

Jukan · August 2006

You were not hacked! Get it straight. The reason why they were so suddenly taken offline is for that exact reason. It was a safety procaution.

For those that complain about resetting your password. You actually should be resetting that every 3 months or so. And for those that can't log back in, that is because the account wasn't really yours. And what I say to them is good riddence, you shouldn't be spending tons of money to buy a "game account". YOU DO NOT NEED THE QUESTION, ALL YOU NEED IS UR BIRTHDAY, IF YOU DON'T
KNOW YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON THE INTERENET, SORRY!

It was a bad way for them to do things. But I would have rather them do this than comprimise all our accounts.

Greatness · August 2006

I say they better give us a few days extra because of that... Like they did like a year or two ago when the servers were off for about a day.

jhall229 · August 2006

If you didnt know how, a russian hacker found out a way to OE weapons like crazy on the PTS. There was actually a +65000 (65000 is not a mt) carnage bow that did over 180k damage. LOL its crazy. You have to give the hacker a little bit of credit although he disrupted so much of our beloved L2 time.

st8khouse · August 2006

Originally posted by Jukan
... YOU DO NOT NEED THE QUESTION, ALL YOU NEED IS UR BIRTHDAY, IF YOU DON'T
KNOW YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON THE INTERENET, SORRY!

st8khouse · August 2006

Originally posted by jhall229
If you didnt know how, a russian hacker found out a way to OE weapons like crazy on the PTS. There was actually a +65000 (65000 is not a mt) carnage bow that did over 180k damage. LOL its crazy. You have to give the hacker a little bit of credit although he disrupted so much of our beloved L2 time.

are u serious? is your source legit about this?

because if what you say is true, then i REALLY hope that this gets fixed ASAP, and i wouldnt mind if the servers down for a day to fix something like this, i dont think i'd be enjoying my L2 if i knew that people now have capabilities to do such things. just imagine minding my own biz in the abandoned camps, happily huntin, and then suddenly BAM ! 180K dmg! lol .... yeah not good

Jukan · August 2006

Yea the over enchanting thing happend last PTS, for C4. He got access to the GM command window by modifying the community window.

This time around it was the same cracker and he did the same thing again on the C5 PTS. Except it wasn't to such the extent that it was last PTS.

Nothing happened on the official servers. They brought them down to possibly fix the exploit. But I think the current C4 Live servers were safe against that exploit, but they probally wanted to make double sure.

Then while fixing the exploit they noticed that there was a security vulnurabilty if someone had the same password for their game account as their PlayNC account. So they had to reset the passwords and fix the vulnurabilty.

Luckly nothing happend on Live Servers...or anything we can tell anyway. But I am sure they checked to see if someone had super enchanted gear, all the skills avaiable in game, and recieved impossible amounts of experience within the givin time frame. That is why the servers were down so long.

All in all, by best estimate is that Live servers are just fine, and there is nothing to worry about.

jhall229 · August 2006

Yes I have seen screenshots that show someone picking up a +65,000 carnage bow amoung many other high enchants (+30's and 40's). I didnt actually see the 180k damage, a legit source just said it was, but how can you doubt that with +65000 lol

Praor · August 2006

Lol, That is actualy funny.

jhall229 · August 2006

Yeah, like I said in another post, you have to give the guy some kind of credit even though he screwed up our game for several days and screwed up the much-enjoyed PTS. Its beyond me what kind of "computer hacking skillz" (napoleon quote) it takes to do something like that. chicks must dig that guy lol jk.