Quick find code: 14-15-106-62560262 on Runescape
Hi everybody,
You may be aware that a player with a considerable amount of in-game wealth was hijacked recently. We don’t want to invade that player’s privacy by naming names, but we understand that this topic is raising a lot of discussion among the community.
As soon as we became aware of the situation we acted quickly banning the hijacker’s accounts as well as removing any items & wealth stolen.
Unauthorised access to online accounts whether it is your bank account or your RuneScape account is a criminal offence, it is illegal in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, and the USA’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 1986 as well as equivalent legislation in many other countries around the world. Jagex have already successfully pursued a RuneScape hijacker in the UK using the above law. You can read about it on the BBC news website here.
We want to send a clear message that hijacking is not clever and will not do you any favours, it is an illegal act and we regularly send information onto local law enforcement agencies.
Currently we do not return lost/stolen items. This is why it is so important to make sure your account is as secure as possible.
Make sure you do the following;
1. Set a Bank Pin. This will help protect your items if the worst happens and somebody accesses your account.
2. Set a Email Address to your account to help recover your account and secure it from others trying to gain access to it.
3. Choose tough Passwords that aren’t easy to guess or very common.
4. Don’t input your Username/Password into other websites! The only website you should use your RuneScape Username/Password for is the main RuneScape website.
Mod Mark H
On behalf of the RuneScape Player Support Team
Hi everybody,
You may be aware that a player with a considerable amount of in-game wealth was hijacked recently. We don’t want to invade that player’s privacy by naming names, but we understand that this topic is raising a lot of discussion among the community.
As soon as we became aware of the situation we acted quickly banning the hijacker’s accounts as well as removing any items & wealth stolen.
Unauthorised access to online accounts whether it is your bank account or your RuneScape account is a criminal offence, it is illegal in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, and the USA’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 1986 as well as equivalent legislation in many other countries around the world. Jagex have already successfully pursued a RuneScape hijacker in the UK using the above law. You can read about it on the BBC news website here.
We want to send a clear message that hijacking is not clever and will not do you any favours, it is an illegal act and we regularly send information onto local law enforcement agencies.
Currently we do not return lost/stolen items. This is why it is so important to make sure your account is as secure as possible.
Make sure you do the following;
1. Set a Bank Pin. This will help protect your items if the worst happens and somebody accesses your account.
2. Set a Email Address to your account to help recover your account and secure it from others trying to gain access to it.
3. Choose tough Passwords that aren’t easy to guess or very common.
4. Don’t input your Username/Password into other websites! The only website you should use your RuneScape Username/Password for is the main RuneScape website.
Mod Mark H
On behalf of the RuneScape Player Support Team
