I’ve decided to reprint some of the articles that I wrote for Ragnabeat. I was the regular writer for Ragnabeat, published in the Manila Bulletin and the Internet. I think I wrote some 60-or-so articles (once a week). At any rate, the article below is a classic reprint back from 1994:
Hackers! Everyone hates them. It’s an online player’s nightmare… waking up one morning and finding all your precious rares and over-upgraded gear ALL gone in the blink of an eye! What’s worse is that your high-level character could also be the target of the now infamous “hack-delete”. If this becomes your fate, then all the hours you’ve poured into the game will be for naught. Nothing can replace the time and effort one has invested for a high-level, legally leveled, MMORPG character.
Like the old saying, “
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, the same holds true for
online games. As both a GM and a player, allow me to share with you some tips and tricks to keep those nasty hackers off your account – for good!
Don’t be a victim.
There are a lot of pit traps that can make you a hack victim. It’s best to know the most common M.O.s so you can avoid becoming one. One of the most common cause of hackings are keyloggers (I also think negligience is also
up there). Keyloggers are small (often invisible applications running in the background) that track all your keystrokes. With this illegal application, one can just get your username and password without any effort. Some people also “lend” their accounts to friends and even guildmates. This is a “no-no”! Still, others don’t even know how to change their passwords regularly. Finally, some fall victim to scam e-mails and even fake “Game Masters” who ask for their usernames and passwords ingame. Remember,
GMS WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER ASK FOR YOUR PASSWORD.
In part 2, I will discuss some tips so that you can avoid becoming a victim.
‘Until then…
GM T
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