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Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 17:59:00 - [1] Edited by: Sieessenschwanz on 12/01/2009 18:14:29 Back around august or so I canceled both EVE accounts and went on with my life. Last week I get an email from a friend from my EVE days saying he'd seen my main online. This came as a shock to me because my account had been inactive for more than 3 months. So I try to log in only to find out upon trying to reset my pass that the account was banned. So I petitioned it and eventually learned that someone else had gained access, and reactivated it (!?) for the purpose of cleaning it out. I reactivated to assess the damage and see what I still had. Turns out very little. I had 5M in cash, no ships of value and my high grade talisman set clone had been carefully podded. I think I know who did it, and how. I'll admit straight off the bat that I could have entirely prevented it myself, but failed to. A few months back, near the time I stopped playing there was this API key based service advertised here on the forums. You had to create an account to use it and I, stupidly, used my main EVE login/pass for it. I think you can figure out what happened after that... The problem is I can't remember the URL, or even any key search words to find it. Why do I think it was them? I don't do RMTs, I'm always exceedingly careful of untrustworthy executables and the like, and my alt account was untouched. Since my alt account that was almost always used at the same time as my main, it probably wasn't a keylogger as they'd have gotten both. The name of the character that all my ISK was given to was Iimztek. Given that my account was banned while it was stolen (I don't know why), this characters' account may be banned as well. What I'm looking for is the help of you guys in finding this site. All I can remember about it was that it would show a lot of information about my characters' assets were & such and that I had to create an account to use it. It was a pay to use site (paid in ISK, not real money). edit: typo in subject
Abrazzar	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:02:00 - [2] Petition it. CCP will investigate the matter and sort things out. May take a month or two, though.
Concorduck Gallente	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:03:00 - [3] Oh cmon, you left once, do you need to come back because the account you left was banned?
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:04:00 - [4] Originally by: Abrazzar Petition it. CCP will investigate the matter and sort things out. May take a month or two, though. I got the account restored already (I'm posting from it). What I'm looking to do is find the culprit site. I already petitioned to try and get the assets restored (since it's painfully obvious to whom they went), but I don't expect to get anything back as CCP's policy is stated as not restoring assets lost this way.
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:05:00 - [5] Originally by: Concorduck Oh cmon, you left once, do you need to come back because the account you left was banned? I might come to play some day, and I'd like to have my main around if and when I do. Also, I'm a big fan of justice.
Concorduck Gallente	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:07:00 - [6] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Concorduck Oh cmon, you left once, do you need to come back because the account you left was banned? Also, I'm a big fan of justice. and you play EVE?
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:08:00 - [7] Originally by: Concorduck Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Concorduck Oh cmon, you left once, do you need to come back because the account you left was banned? Also, I'm a big fan of justice. and you play EVE? That includes vigilante justice in some cases.
Spurty Caldari Technologic Dance	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:09:00 - [8] CCP knows all of the IPs that we log in from. There is a way to work out who OWNED an IP at that time. Only really problem is when A) owner is in a different Country, B) owner is a University / Business and NATed. Next time, chose a harder to crack username/password? oh and BACK UP ALL YOUR FILES after you have done a thorough virus scan!
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:10:00 - [9] Originally by: Spurty CCP knows all of the IPs that we log in from. There is a way to work out who OWNED an IP at that time. Only really problem is when A) owner is in a different Country, B) owner is a University / Business and NATed. Next time, chose a harder to crack username/password? oh and BACK UP ALL YOUR FILES after you have done a thorough virus scan! I think you missed something in the OP.
Ocih Amarr	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:15:00 - [10] CCP will get your account back. (I know this from experience) They won't tell you who had it though. And you may have inventory issues. You are SOL on that too I believe.
Gunnanmon Gallente UNITED STAR SYNDICATE	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:19:00 - [11] Originally by: Ocih CCP will get your account back. Did you read the thread? The Ghost-training vote thread
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:19:00 - [12] Originally by: Ocih CCP will get your account back. (I know this from experience) They won't tell you who had it though. And you may have inventory issues. You are SOL on that too I believe. I don't know how I forgot that people don't read past the thread title.
Concorduck Gallente	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:22:00 - [13] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Ocih CCP will get your account back. (I know this from experience) They won't tell you who had it though. And you may have inventory issues. You are SOL on that too I believe. I don't know how I forgot that people don't read past the thread title. i'll try and guess, you were playing vigilante ingame too much, and couldn'pt care less of the forums? ----------------------------------------- Originally by: Crumplecorn Contact the CSM about it, voting themselves into disbandment wouldn't be pushing the boundaries of absurdity for them.
Ocih Amarr	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:26:00 - [14] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Ocih CCP will get your account back. (I know this from experience) They won't tell you who had it though. And you may have inventory issues. You are SOL on that too I believe. I don't know how I forgot that people don't read past the thread title. More of an affinity case in this one. My account got taken over the holidays and I lost it for several weeks. I felt for the guy right off the shot so no, I didn't go through his entire thread. I will repeat: CCP won't tell him who did it. I will add: They can't track it back to his url anyway. I will point out: My thread was still more productive than your snappy comeback shot.
Ki Tarra Caldari Ki Tech Industries	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:27:00 - [15] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz The problem is I can't remember the URL, or even any key search words to find it. Given how reliable your memory is, why should we help you hunt for a website to slander, when we have no idea how many other sites you have forgotten that you registered with using the same username/password. If you want vigilante justice, then go after the people the ISK was sent to if the GM's haven't already banned them.
Concorduck Gallente	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:28:00 - [16] Originally by: Ocih I will point out: My thread was still more productive than your snappy comeback shot. Originally by: Ocih I will point out: My thread was Originally by: Ocih My thread Originally by: Ocih thread Pointing out your post
Ocih Amarr	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:33:00 - [17] Originally by: Concorduck Originally by: Ocih I will point out: My thread was still more productive than your snappy comeback shot. Originally by: Ocih I will point out: My thread was Originally by: Ocih My thread Originally by: Ocih thread Pointing out your post My reply then, Mr. Forum cop. How does CCP **** taste anyway?
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:39:00 - [18] Originally by: Ocih Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Ocih CCP will get your account back. (I know this from experience) They won't tell you who had it though. And you may have inventory issues. You are SOL on that too I believe. I don't know how I forgot that people don't read past the thread title. More of an affinity case in this one. My account got taken over the holidays and I lost it for several weeks. I felt for the guy right off the shot so no, I didn't go through his entire thread. I will repeat: CCP won't tell him who did it. I will add: They can't track it back to his url anyway. I will point out: My thread was still more productive than your snappy comeback shot. I don't know what thread you're talking about. I don't care either.
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:40:00 - [19] Originally by: Ki Tarra go after the people the ISK was sent to if the GM's haven't already banned them. I'm perusing multiple tactics.
Ocih Amarr	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:45:00 - [20] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Ki Tarra go after the people the ISK was sent to if the GM's haven't already banned them. I'm perusing multiple tactics. I can tell you right now, you aren't getting your stuff back. Any action taken will be action taken by CCP and not you. You don't 'own' anything in EvE. Sorry you got burned. While you are hatefull, I can undertand why. It's futile. Sorry.
Kaar Art of War Exalted.	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:49:00 - [21] API log should have the IP of the site you used, if it was done remotely.
Pen Dulum	Posted - 2009.01.12 18:54:00 - [22] Originally by: Concorduck I reckon you should petition you're name to Concordcck. Every thread i look in on the forums you're in it being a **. Seriously is this ALL you do EVERY day ? sitting in you're arm chair reading thread after thread then posting in it being a complete **.
Jacob Mei	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:07:00 - [23] Bummer to hear OP and I wish you luck in your vendetta however short of getting the URL and shoutting from a mountain that the site is a scam site what do you hope to accomplish?
Shirley Serious Amarr Imperial Academy	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:08:00 - [24] you could try looking on eve-search for your main's posts.
Concorduck Gallente	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:10:00 - [25] Originally by: Pen Dulum Originally by: Concorduck I reckon you should petition you're name to Concordcck. Every thread i look in on the forums you're in it being a **. Seriously is this ALL you do EVERY day ? sitting in you're arm chair reading thread after thread then posting in it being a complete **. i usually play EVE too
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:15:00 - [26] Originally by: Kaar API log should have the IP of the site you used, if it was done remotely. Unfortunately the log doesn't go that far back. Thanks for the idea though.
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:17:00 - [27] Originally by: Jacob Mei Bummer to hear OP and I wish you luck in your vendetta however short of getting the URL and shoutting from a mountain that the site is a scam site what do you hope to accomplish? I'm not sure yet. It depends on what information I can get.
Sieessenschwanz	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:19:00 - [28] Originally by: Shirley Serious you could try looking on eve-search for your main's posts. One of the first things I tried, they never used it to post. The cultprit just spent two days selling all my stuff, threw away a dominix, got me podded, and then sent over half a billion of my ISK to another character.
3rr0rc0d3 Amarr	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:32:00 - [29] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz used my main EVE login/pass for it That's where you messed up. Anything else?
Shirley Serious Amarr Imperial Academy	Posted - 2009.01.12 19:35:00 - [30] Originally by: Sieessenschwanz Originally by: Shirley Serious you could try looking on eve-search for your main's posts. One of the first things I tried, they never used it to post. I meant maybe you'd posted about the API service or something.

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