Para got hacked

Para

Para

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands/American Districts

Reds Go Together 대한민국

Hey I got hacked o0..

Was doing a FoW solo, then some1 logged on my account. I wanted to retrieve my password. E-Mail account was hacked to..

Some description of my account (All perfect grottoarmor + runes + weopons) :

3 Rpg char
1 Para The Brave (war)
1 Para The Master (necro)
1 Para The Wild (ranger)

R8 Account - 2915 fame.

Circa 1500 hours gameplay.

If some1 sees this ingame or on ebay/other marketplace. Please send me an message..

Hope you guys can help me :\

Para

Blind Rage

Blind Rage

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

New Zealand

Inyurface Gaming [IYF]

dude, that sucks, i hope you get it back, people who scam and hack should be shot in the face.

ange1

ange1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

how that happen?

Jiao Yang

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

It was planned quite well then.. if they hacked your email aswell. Hope you get it back, make sure you report it to Anet.

Para

Para

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands/American Districts

Reds Go Together 대한민국

Ye I did alrdy send an e-mail 2 the support. Hope it works 0o.
Beg for me lol !

Woutsie

Woutsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Belgium

What is going on with Guild Wars? Every day, there is a new topic of someone that got his account stolen...
Hope you get it back Para

banishd

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ivy League [IVY]

Mo/

oh i wonder who would do such a thing

Para

Para

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands/American Districts

Reds Go Together 대한민국

Quote:
Originally Posted by banishd
oh i wonder who would do such a thing
The person contacted me on msn,

He wanted to make a deal. Pay him 20$ or 600k

[email protected]

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

How would you give him 20$ without being able to know who it is?

banishd

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ivy League [IVY]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Para
The person contacted me on msn,

He wanted to make a deal. Pay him 20$ or 600k

([email protected]) thats him
rofl

is it worth it?

Prefectus

Prefectus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Jeresy

R/

just wondering did you download anything for the game even if it was from guru?

Prefectus

Prefectus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Jeresy

R/

oh and do you still have youre cd key? is so you might usse that agenst anet to get youre account back.

Mister Muhkuh

Mister Muhkuh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Germany

Ugly Ducklings [ugly]

P/

dude that sucks...

good luck

Para

Para

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands/American Districts

Reds Go Together 대한민국

No, I know who did it alrdy..

Jron

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2005

UGUK2

W/Mo

I added Para the Brave to my friendslist and U were online after I did, so the one that took ur acount alredy sold it or is playin it himself

Symeon

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Para
No, I know who did it alrdy..
Is it just some random person?

My thoughts are with you, and I hope the matter will be resolved with you being happy and that cursed hacker being sucked into his computer and eaten by all the hacking tools inside it (or a likewise situation). It makes me so angry every time I see something like this happening.

TheYellowKid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

u should say ull give him the 600k through guildies and find out the name of the his character then report that aswell..

The Muffen Man

The Muffen Man

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Druery Lane

W/

Did you belong to Clan Union(uni) I joined them over the weekend and left seem the guild was sold or such and Para the wild seemed to have joined or was part of the guild and knew the new leader, so bizzare.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Woutsie
What is going on with Guild Wars? Every day, there is a new topic of someone that got his account stolen...
Hope you get it back Para
that is out of well over 1, 000, 000 accounts

Juno Onuj

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Colorado

I Believe You But My Tommy Gun [Dont]

Mo/

What I don't understand is how people do this. How the hell can they get so much information just by knowing your ign, to be able to hack e-mail and gw. Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't understand how this happens.

Pillz_veritas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fun Loving Gamers

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Juno Onuj
What I don't understand is how people do this. How the hell can they get so much information just by knowing your ign, to be able to hack e-mail and gw. Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't understand how this happens.

Possibility 1: Program with a Keylogger Was used to get your passwords to Both email and GW (Or you used the SAME password for both)

Possibility 2: Person made a website that you need to sign up to view, and email and a password. You then sign up with the Same Email and Same Password as Your Guildwars account.

Narada

Narada

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

United States

Clan Foxrunner

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Juno Onuj
What I don't understand is how people do this. How the hell can they get so much information just by knowing your ign, to be able to hack e-mail and gw. Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't understand how this happens.
Well think about when you're in game with someone. You create your "own little world" between all the players. In order for this to work each computer has to send data to those of the other people who are sharing the game with you. Just being able to look at the various sources of data you have flowing in could enable you to ID whatever target(s) you wanted... Hell, I bet you'd be able to root their box if you did enough work... possibly even from Guild Wars if you coded yourself a nice little exploit that nobody knew about.

/speculation

-edit-
I didn't see the post above mine- those are some pretty workable possibilities. I myself would probably use #2 if it was up to me.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Narada
Well think about when you're in game with someone. You create your "own little world" between all the players. In order for this to work each computer has to send data to those of the other people who are sharing the game with you. Just being able to look at the various sources of data you have flowing in could enable you to ID whatever target(s) you wanted... Hell, I bet you'd be able to root their box if you did enough work... possibly even from Guild Wars if you coded yourself a nice little exploit that nobody knew about.

/speculation

-edit-
I didn't see the post above mine- those are some pretty workable possibilities. I myself would probably use #2 if it was up to me.
OMG

EVERYTHING IS SERVER SIDE AND YOU DONT SEE ANYTHING BUT THE RESULTS OF YOUR MOVES.

IF ANYBODY CRACKED IT IT WOULD NOT BE IN GAME BUT CRACKING THE ACCOUNT DATABASE

EDIT TO BE CLEAR.

THERE IS NO REPEAT NO COMPUTER TO COMPUTER CONTACT ON ANY REPEAT ANY LEVEL.

Narada

Narada

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

United States

Clan Foxrunner

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
OMG

EVERYTHING IS SERVER SIDE AND YOU DONT SEE ANYTHING BUT THE RESULTS OF YOUR MOVES.

IF ANYBODY CRACKED IT IT WOULD NOT BE IN GAME BUT CRACKING THE ACCOUNT DATABASE
oh... good thing I said speculation then.

schutz

schutz

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

wales

W/Me

Send pictures of your cd key + game to anet and ask them to reset email and password to your choice

Wretchman Drake

Wretchman Drake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Charr Carvings and [BeeR]

People who hack like that deserved to get hacked back, possibly their personal info and really screw them up and leave a message saying "Payback" : p That'll show 'em.

I almost got hacked long ago in July. Someone logged on my acct so I quickly switched passwords and logged back in. Nothing ever since.

Alias_X

Alias_X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Oh, here it is!

Only thing that could help you is an email to support. We can't do jack about this other than tell you good luck, which you have heard so many times already in this post I'm sure it would be worthless for me to say it.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Secure passwords people. I can't stress it enough. Secure passwords and do not download skill calculators or bots or anything like that. A secure password does not mean your best friend in third grade's middle name. A secure password will be between ten and thirteen digits long mostly random numbers along with at least one lowercase and one uppsercase letter. I know this doesn't help your current situation but hopefully you can protect yourself in the future.

The Ice Master

The Ice Master

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

We Step On Puppies [PuP]

E/Me

I have no idea how I even remember my password, but I do.

I actually have to have my hands on the keyboard to remember it, and even then its just a sequence of my fingers. Wierd eh?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Str0b0
Secure passwords people.
A secure password will be between ten and thirteen digits long mostly random numbers along with at least one lowercase and one uppsercase letter..
you are on the right track but woefully short.

EXAMPLE

me email is a separate one from any other use (my ISP allows 10 ) it allows 18 characters/numerals per email name and i use them all.

use something that means something to you to generate the characters.

use the first letter of the words of a poem, speech, lymrick, or anything odd and obscure that the net people dont know at all.

substitute a number for the words to, for,forth, ate eight etc to mix it up more.

your email is now an easy (for you) to remember password.

GW password allows 16 characters so use them all.

if your pc is SECURE you can put the pass in the target line for auto instant log in on the shortcut.

you can ctrlc/ ctrlv for copy from word or notebook so a keylogger wont see it.

get a firewall better than winxp like zonealarm free home edition

Narada

Narada

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

United States

Clan Foxrunner

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
get a firewall better than winxp like zonealarm free home edition
I read somewhere that one of the latest versions of ZA was supposedly backdoored, though I find it hard to believe. Would you happen to be able to assess the validity of that statement? (Assuming that you've used it or are using it.) I used ZA a long time ago and it worked great, but I'm still curious about that rumor.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Firewall schmirewall. Buy a Router. A Software Firewall by itself is like putting the condom only half way on.

Defendpeace Necros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Three Fame [Run]

W/

yo para its Taint This Noob , u got hacked omg, that is unbelivable, have u sorted it out somehow ?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Str0b0
Firewall schmirewall. Buy a Router. A Software Firewall by itself is like putting the condom only half way on.
will my Linksys NON WIRELESS router suffice?

Narada

false rumor.

Josh

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Defendpeace Necros
yo para its Taint This Noob , u got hacked omg, that is unbelivable, have u sorted it out somehow ?
It was you.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
will my Linksys NON WIRELESS router suffice?

Narada

false rumor.

Yes so long as it's a NAT router with port stealthing. that's the really important part. NAT routers are fairly inexpensive and are really the best bet for home network security.

Teklord

Teklord

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Lloyd.ab.ca

Lords of All

R/Mo

Hardware Router/Firewall for the win! I get spinal shivers everytime I think of a software firewall being the only defense... especially when it's 'free'.

A little bit on passwords. I don't remember the exact source of this, save for the fact I was at NAIT at the time, but the best password lengths to use are multiples of 7. (7, 14, 21...) Also never base a password on any dictionary word, even if you are using character replacement. (password = [email protected]) One of my favorite tricks is to take a phrase or word I know well and would like to use, and convert it to a fictional language like Quenya. Using symbols (ex. !#@%) where allowed is always nice for added complexity as well.

Addition: I do remember now that the length thing had to do with brute force attack effectiveness. As it stands to reason if a keylogger is used then it really doesn't matter how long it is in the end.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Teklord
Hardware Router/Firewall for the win! I get spinal shivers everytime I think of a software firewall being the only defense... especially when it's 'free'.

.
in this case free is for home personal use only and has been the top rated software firewall for years.

do you ever go by SHIELDS UP for a port scan to see if you are actually stealthed and secure?

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Yup I'm 100% airtight behind a 4 port Belkin and a behavioral monitoring program I use. It keeps my computer from doing strange things like accessing websites and sending keystroke logs out LoL. Any behavior in a program that deivates from the program baseline is caught, restricted and, unless I ok it, terminated.

Bloodied Blade

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
It was you.
How do you deduce that it was "Taint This Noob" other than the fact that he seems to be bragging about it with his name...

EDIT:

Para, you got cracked, not hacked. There is a difference, though most people are not familiar with it.