Post by Micams on Jun 7, 2008 9:26:56 GMT -5
One of our own has now been a victim of FFXI account hacking. Nianna had her FFXI account hacked as she was partying with us. We saw her start to D/C right after we had just killed a Colibri. While we waited for her to return, Cam received a tell from one of Nianna's friends. Cam was told that someone was hacking Nianna's account. Cam and I both have Nianna on our friend lists and soon saw someone logging on to Nianna's account. They actually logged on to Nylonyaa, whom was the character partying with us, and proceeded to death warp. Cam and I both cussed them out in tells and in the linkshell. Nianna was able to get her account back with the help of POL. We found out yesterday from her that they had tossed Nylonyaa's O-hat and sold several of her expensive equips, such her Scorpion Harness and Dragon Harness.
Like many other players, Nianna plays on her laptop PC. So, it appears that she may have visited a FFXI website that has a phishing worm on it.
SE is investigating the incident. However, Nianna won't be able to log on for seven days while SE investigates. It is known who the equips were sent to. This same person sold them on the AH.
Please, if you play FFXI on PC, be sure to only visit known friendly web sites and keep your anti-virus software updated. You may also want to be sure that you have a anti-phishing software installed. I have McAfee installed on my PC and it has a built-in anti-phishing program. Also, be sure to have your Internet explorer security set on at least medium. Also, NEVER give out your password to someone unless you truly know that you can trust them.
This is one of the main reasons why I switched back to the PS2 from the PC to play the game.
I would love to see some laws passed the can help prevent these things from happening, and also give a strong penalty to those who do this.
Like many other players, Nianna plays on her laptop PC. So, it appears that she may have visited a FFXI website that has a phishing worm on it.
SE is investigating the incident. However, Nianna won't be able to log on for seven days while SE investigates. It is known who the equips were sent to. This same person sold them on the AH.
Please, if you play FFXI on PC, be sure to only visit known friendly web sites and keep your anti-virus software updated. You may also want to be sure that you have a anti-phishing software installed. I have McAfee installed on my PC and it has a built-in anti-phishing program. Also, be sure to have your Internet explorer security set on at least medium. Also, NEVER give out your password to someone unless you truly know that you can trust them.
This is one of the main reasons why I switched back to the PS2 from the PC to play the game.
I would love to see some laws passed the can help prevent these things from happening, and also give a strong penalty to those who do this.