Dave just got the epic cease and desist from CA
Dave just got the epic cease and desist from CA
"We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter." ~ Denis Diderot
what this site does is not 'hacking' its techinacally packet and memory editing which is not against the law. Actual hacking like the theft of files from their server is.
PSers are illegal, there's proof of that (Odin's MS PSer). Editing memory, packet editing, freezing addresses - not illegal in America. Now, hacking into their website to add Nexon Cash to your account so you can buy shit in-game, that's illegal. There's different levels of hacking, and the one we're on is no where near illegal.
no they cant sue us =/
Thanks for putting it as simple as it is Gurba
Nexon...
Can suck my
SMALL
BLACK
VAGINA...
Last edited by Hispiforce; 08-12-2008 at 02:19 PM.
Yes, it was in the news. A 15 year old kid got a hold of an ex-GM of Nexon on Maplestory (by hacking, of course) and added NX to his account - millions of dollars worth, might I add.
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Mind you, I got it wrong. 35K$ stolen for Mabinogi, even though the dumbass here said Nabongi XD
Prepare yourself, readers: Your belly laugh of the day has just arrived. A Japanese sixteen year old was arrested today by the Tokyo Metropolitan police for hacking into the South Korean game company Nexon and stealing the $35k equivalent of currency for a popular MMO called Nabongi. When asked about motivation, the teen voiced his reasoning for the theft:
"I originally wanted the dress worn by the princess,” he was quoted as saying, “but I just ended up racking up a bunch of game points.”
This has to be some of the best motive yet for MMO theft. Obsession with a "gothic lolita" dress is such a winning reason for anything really -- it just takes the award home for pure ridiculousness. It also makes me want to punch irrational MMO players in the face, but that's another rant entirely.
No consequences for the crime have been announced yet, but since the currency of Mabongi can be converted into real world currency, the crime equates to stealing real money and will be treated as such. The reports actually show that the hacking wasn't all that difficult, as the teen used basic hacking software to do it. You hear that, Nexon? It's easy for legions of rabid asian MMO players to worm into your system and steal money. Batten the hatches over there
Better explanation:
A 16-year-old male gamer infatuated with the gothic dress worn by the fictional princess in an online role-playing game has been arrested for hacking into the game company’s servers and scamming a boatload of virtual money.
On January 24, Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers from the “Hi-Tech Crimes Control Center” arrested the high school student from Fukui, Japan and charged him with illegally accessing the website of Tokyo-based game company NEXON and stealing over 36 million yen ($325,000) worth of virtual currency used in the Mabinogi online role-playing game. The money can be used to purchase virtual items in the game, and it can be converted into real-world cash.
According to investigators, the suspect used software from an illegal website to obtain the ID and password of a former NEXON employee, which he used to access the company’s servers from his home computer last October. Once inside NEXON’s system, he registered a new ID and password and began filling his coffers with the in-game money.
While most of the loot went unused, the suspect allegedly converted 7 million points into about 600,000 yen ($5,500) worth of web money, which he used to purchase books and software.
The suspect has reportedly fessed up to the crime. “I originally wanted the dress worn by the princess,” he admitted, “but I just ended up racking up a bunch of game points.”