Derimed Wrote:Ok guys, big update.
Right now, right in front of a person in Alliance, ChixNorris of Khaini got hacked. The alliance person said it was one of the same group of hackers. So for a brief while we thought the PIC is worthless. Chix is a big group of high-lvl people so on a hunch I messaged another one of them, UglyChix just to make sure. UglyChix told me that the hacker had penetrated ChixNorris's EMAIL. So, the PIC should protect you provided your email is secure. Please see my guide in Guides on how to change your pass to your email to something really secure. Nexon's database has been penetrated, but these people cannot do the same with Gmail or hotmail or something.
The exploit for G-mail is easy. I just did it to get my old mule account back [I had given everything away when I RQ'd Windia].
You don't even need your password, just the account. Make a Google Account and enter your G-Mail into the E-Mail field. It'll bind your new Google Account and existing G-Mail together and give you full control. No questions asked. I'd recommend all of you bind any G-mail linked accounts to a Google Account.
Chances are your accounts are already all set-up with a google account if you use multiple google services, though. An e-mail that was made through the gmail page and never touched is up for grabs. You can make a Google Account here.
Edit: This is recent information for me, since I've been trying to get old accounts lost back to me. All were registered with G-Mail. I've done it twice so far with no hang-ups. Both E-Mails were still functioning [so I couldn't reregister them in the G-Mail Account fields] and had no connection to other Google services [Youtube, News, etc...]
Also, once they have your ID and PW, you're boned. Last name and E-mail are obtainable from filling out any of the event forms [sending an e-mail to a friend] where they display the full name and email. Another SPer mentioned somewhere in this thread that there was a working BDay cracker out. Even if they didn't get their hands on that, they now have enough information to possibly look you up in any social networking site and get whatever the hell they want from there.