Guild Bank withdrawal by hacker

#0 - Jan. 14, 2010, 4:43 p.m.
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Hello Blizzard,

This morning one of our Members got hacked. His account is now suspended. I logged on and a few of my guildies mentioned this - I went over and checked the log, found out that he was able to clean the guild bank (the accessible tabs by members). What I do not understand is how was he able to go over the daily limit on each tab when it was set to 2 withdrawal only per day?!

Also how can we request for the guild bank to be restored?

Thanks!
#3 - Jan. 14, 2010, 5:12 p.m.
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I encourage you to submit an in-game petition as soon as possible, Doraemon. Your petition will not only allow us to investigate your guild bank losses, but will also allow us to get a head start on the investigation process for your guildmate. We'll do our absolute best to restore each and every item lost as a result of this issue. We will also take a look into this malicious party's circumvention of the withdrawal limits so that we may address the issue moving forward.

Should you speak with your guildmate, please refer him to the following threads for more information on computer security and account recovery:

Computer Security Recommendations:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1778038509&sid=1

Account Compromise Info Center:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14318909866&sid=1

You and your guildmates may want to consider obtaining Authenticators as it will bestow some extra security upon your accounts and, by extension, your guild bank. In addition to the added security, it'll also allow you to claim the ever-so-cute Core Hound Pup in-game pet. For more information, please review the following thread:

Add an Authenticator, Adopt a Core Hound
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=22048397570&sid=1
#5 - Jan. 14, 2010, 5:24 p.m.
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Q u o t e:
This is done, I have reported the loss in game and asked for investigation on the issue.
My guildmate cannot report his account being hacked however, his account is frozen.


Your report should be sufficient on the Game Master end, Doraemon. He'll want to contact our Billing Department to recover his account, though.