SOE Downtime - May 2011 (It's BACK!!)Follow

8am PDT - no updates. During the downtime you are welcome to join us in our IRC chat. Feldon of EQ2Wire also has set up a ZAM IRC java applet that you can use.

From http://www.facebook.com/EverQuest2/posts/10150165980083127 :

EverQuest 2 ‎[Amnerys] Any players that have concerns regarding their account status and security should contact CS at 1-858-537-0898 (10am – 7pm PST, Mon-Fri).

EverQuest 2 ‎[Amnerys] Please use the following phone numbers for your international area. Remember that these numbers are not toll free and are considered long distance from within each country. Players using the "Outside France" phone number will be subject to International fees. UK: (44) 870-600-0267 - DE: (49) 180-500-7774 - FR: Inside France: (33) 825-120-549 - Outside France: (33) 171-230-495

SOE press release around 3:40pm PDT: http://www.soe.com/securityupdate/

Just to clarify, a hashed password is NOT your actual password. It's a number generated from your password using a mathematical algorithm. What the authentication servers see is the actual hash code, not your password, which is why when you lose your password it can't be retrieved for you, it has to be reissued. Also, you password can't be obtained from the hash code without knowing the algorithm.

Basically, this means that unless another authentication server is using the exact same algorithm, your hash code will not work anywhere else, even if you are using the same password. It's still a good idea to change your password for anything else using the same one though, especially if you use the same username.

Hey Guys,

I received an email regarding all this SoE stuff... I had been taking a break from EQ2 (playing Rift) and also just recently switched from PS3 to Xbox prior to the hacking that took place... However, my personal data was still stored for the PSN network and EQ2. I guess what I am wondering is, aside from using my credit card, the culprits couldn't steal my identity without my social security number correct? That is the major thing I am concerned with at the moment, but I have never given my SSN out to SoE or PSN and the email stated that it was name, phone numbers, addresses, passwords... What a mess...

There's not really been much to update today. Obviously everything is still down, no ETA and so forth.

Whenever we do see something new we have been updating this news article so keep an eye out on that.

Also remember that during the downtime you are welcome to join us in our IRC chat. Feldon of EQ2Wire also has set up a ZAM IRC java applet that you can use.

Edited, May 3rd 2011 11:48pm by Cyliena

Anonymous is an activist group who specializes in DDoS attacks and other service disruptions in the name of freedom of information (irony's a *****, ain't it). Accusing them of theft is more than a stretch.

Interesting, so a group retaliates for what they feel is an illegal or immoral business practice by doing something...illegal? humans. :/

Update: http://eq2.zam.com/story.html?story=26272

I wonder if SOE is or would ever consider offering authenticaters and maybe smartphone authentication apps...

[poll]
[question]What would be good Compensation for the downtime?[/question]
[choice] 2 Free months of Membership [/choice]
[choice] Free Mythical in game item per character [/choice]
[choice] Grant newly made toons 30 free lvls [/choice]
[choice] Grant all toons FREE Mythical Appearance Armor crate [/choice]
[choice] Grant all toons FREE 20 packs of LON Cards with garanteed 2 Loot cards [/choice]
[/poll]

I hope no one thinks this is too outrageous, but we are talking about possible
Identity Theft and or banking and credit card info stolen.

It's quite a big deal in my opinion, as one who has had his credit cards stolen
on line twice... I feel its the leasts they can do.


Edited, May 8th 2011 7:16am by ziabis

Why is everyone expecting handouts from SoE? And everyone wonders why they treat you like "little people".

SOE isnt only the one that got attacked.

i check several news sites under "hack sites" for the news, whoa, omg!

FBI are also under attack by hackers, slowing them down by 25%-30% on investigations.

few newspapers, public facebook sites, some banks and some stores such as BestBuy.com and few other chain stores were even "exposed".

so now, those so-call hackers claim to plan 3rd major attack on Sony but most games are offlined and forum shut down for safety measures.
Sony will not be alone, that was on tip of iceberg.

i feel that, congress at Washington DC should back off with Sony, they need to look at bigger picture, even Sony is at fault for being too slow to make better and more secured game Launcher, that was big wake up call for SOE after they were warned many months ago for many flaws they have.

these attacks are more "professionals", more of criminal group(s).

anyway, as i checked most sites, the trends always seemed centered around april, may, and june, those other types of hackers are holding some kind of sick game or contest to score big points, they dont care about others to have some griefs or suffering, or forced to protect idenities extremely.

China, just recently had arrested some hacker cell and discovered stolen accounts from other games and some from ebay's, amazon's, and other electronic stores' accounts.

hackers are attacking on global scale for this year contest event for "ultimate cracker" of the year title. not just from american crime cells, but some in european crime cells, and some asian crime cells too.

FBI considered them as "Cyber Terrorists", not as web pranksters.

Hollywood were so wrong, they "glamorized" hackers, there so many different breeds like one movie played by Angelica Jolies back in 1980's flicks, and original Matthew's Wargame movie, that can be deadly in wrong hands.