[Calosoma]

Hello Troopers,

In a recent update to WarRock from the game’s developer, Dream Execution, a change was made in the War Rock game client in how usernames and passwords were handled. This alteration was made without GamersFirst’s knowledge or consultation, nor was it disclosed to anyone outside Dream Execution. On January 20th, 2012 we discovered this hidden update, and found that its implementation by Dream Execution was seriously flawed and, as a result, had compromised the email address and password of a large number of WarRock players. Due to GamersFirst security measures, we are confident that no financial information has been compromised, given the selective nature of the code flaw and the fact that it was housed within the actual WarRock game client, not on the GamersFirst servers.

As a result of the data compromise GamersFirst is reinstating possibly effected accounts banned in that January 12th timeframe, as the compromise is the likely cause of a number of false-positive detections for hacking.

As a precaution and to prevent unauthorized access, on January 20th, 2012 GamersFirst expired the entire War Rock community’s password in order to prompt the creation of a new password game-wide. Unless you have already done so, please visit gamersfirst.com and log in to the main site to update your password once you successfully log in by also verifying your original email address on the account.

It is highly recommended that you change your password at any other site where you use the same or a similar password. As always, please remember that GamersFirst will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail, and will always ask you to visit our site by typing in our gamersfirst.com URL in a browser.

Without admitting fault, Dream Execution recently removed the code that lead to the breach, and as such, GamersFirst has brought the game servers back up for play.

If your account was affected, we apologize for the inconvenience and downtime you have experienced.

Please bear with us, as we are drafting up a compensation plan for those accounts affected, and it will be announced shortly.

Thank you,

-The War Rock Team

EDIT: Our compensation package for those affected includes the following:

For all affected accounts that were F2P before the January 12th ban - you will receive 15 days of Silver premium.

For any affected account that is/was premium on January 12th and afterwards, you will receive the same above 15 days of premium (Silver if you were Silver, Gold if you were Gold), plus an additional 15 days of premium of same type.

ALL affected accounts receive an additional 250,000 dinars.

As an added bonus, a universal promo code for a weapon(s) for 15 days will be given out during this weekend as well, in appreciation for all those impacted who bore the brunt of this problem, however ALL troopers will be able to use this gun.

[Jericho]

Behold, the RED FAMAS



Get your RED FAMAS for 15 days by using the code below:
Code - DESUX

Also, get the MP7A1 Cheetah by using the code below:
Code - DEGOOFEDUP

Enjoy them everybody!

[DddyMac13]

Yayyy free gold premium for all the hackers!

I support this decision.

If all the hackers are being compensated for getting caught, and after all the bullcrap we've all had to deal with over the past 2 weeks of all the rage hacks on the level 1 accounts, then we ALL better be getting a nice compensation as well.

LMAO!!! You've got to be kidding me! All the hackers are getting free premium AND 250,000 dinar ??? LOOOOOOL

I wish I would have known this 2 weeks ago I don't mind having 250k extra dinar. Unbelievable G1. Out of 8000 accounts, maybe only 50 or so might have been wrongfully banned, but hey, lets just give all the hackers that were caught 250k dinar lmao.

This post has been edited by DddyMac13: 26 January 2012 - 01:25 PM

[CandyMt]

So is this why I cant log in on the site right now, Generals ?

This post has been edited by CandyMt: 26 January 2012 - 01:12 PM

[bl4ckboyd]

I hope this means, that i will be unbanned. :3

Edit: thx for unbanning me ... but now i just brought for 160$ g1 credits on my new account .. hard to choose which account to use

This post has been edited by bl4ckboyd: 27 January 2012 - 04:41 AM

[xAWESOME]

I don't understand it...are you gonna unban all nuubs now?

What does it have to do with the flaw in the client?

This post has been edited by xAWESOME: 26 January 2012 - 01:26 PM

[Tony91]

While this is bad news, it's also good news... If there have been false-positives, fair players need to be unbanned... I guess there's no way to detect who's been compromised and who's not so, I guess this is the best choice

[lilmama1]

Calosoma, on 26 January 2012 - 01:11 PM, said:

Hello Troopers,

In a recent update to WarRock from the game’s developer, Dream Execution, a change was made in the War Rock game client in how usernames and passwords were handled. This alteration was made without GamersFirst’s knowledge or consultation, nor was it disclosed to anyone outside Dream Execution. On January 20th, 2012 we discovered this hidden update, and found that its implementation by Dream Execution was seriously flawed and, as a result, had compromised the email address and password of a large number of WarRock players. Due to GamersFirst security measures, we are confident that no financial information has been compromised, given the selective nature of the code flaw and the fact that it was housed within the actual WarRock game client, not on the GamersFirst servers.

As a result of the data compromise GamersFirst is reinstating possibly effected accounts banned in that January 12th timeframe, as the compromise is the likely cause of a number of false-positive detections for hacking.

As a precaution and to prevent unauthorized access, on January 20th, 2012 GamersFirst expired the entire War Rock community’s password in order to prompt the creation of a new password game-wide. Unless you have already done so, please visit gamersfirst.com and log in to the main site to update your password once you successfully log in by also verifying your original email address on the account.

It is highly recommended that you change your password at any other site where you use the same or a similar password. As always, please remember that GamersFirst will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail, and will always ask you to visit our site by typing in our gamersfirst.com URL in a browser.

Without admitting fault, Dream Execution recently removed the code that lead to the breach, and as such, GamersFirst has brought the game servers back up for play.

If your account was affected, we apologize for the inconvenience and downtime you have experienced.

Please bear with us, as we are drafting up a compensation plan for those accounts affected, and it will be announced shortly.

Thank you,

-The War Rock Team

EDIT: Our compensation package for those affected includes the following:

For all affected accounts that were F2P before the January 12th ban - you will receive 15 days of Silver premium.

For any affected account that is/was premium on January 12th and afterwards, you will receive the same above 15 days of premium (Silver if you were Silver, Gold if you were Gold), plus an additional 15 days of premium of same type.

ALL affected accounts receive an additional 250,000 dinars.

As an added bonus, a universal promo code for a weapon(s) for 15 days will be given out during this weekend as well, in appreciation for all those impacted who bore the brunt of this problem, however ALL troopers will be able to use this gun.

so are you really saying all blocked accounts are being returned ??? REALLY !!

[dubsflute]

DddyMac13, on 26 January 2012 - 01:10 PM, said:

Yayyy free gold premium for all the hackers!

I support this decision.

If all the hackers are being compensated for getting caught, and after all the bullcrap we've all had to deal with over the past 2 weeks of all the rage hacks on the level 1 accounts, then we ALL better be getting a nice compensation as well.

Hell I should say I was hacking so they give me free crap. YAY REWARDING CHEATERS!!!!

[vanadin]

Tony91, on 26 January 2012 - 01:29 PM, said:

While this is bad news, it's also good news... If there have been false-positives, fair players need to be unbanned... I guess there's no way to detect who's been compromised and who's not so, I guess this is the best choice

I'm too busy quoting from Calosoma, but didn't he say that 99,99999999% of the bans were proven by that script?

Me wants prem because of not getting banned lol.

Oh, and for the universal promo code weapon: how about an 8th slot weapon?

[Robinbanks]

yes i want my account back too!! i have never hacked and got banned...

[n00b1t]

xAWESOME, on 26 January 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

I don't understand it...are you gonna unban all nuubs now?

What does it have to do with the flaw in the client?

There was a flaw in the script which got legit players banned.

[xAWESOME]

n00b1t, on 26 January 2012 - 01:29 PM, said:

There was a flaw in the script which got legit players banned.

No, there was a flaw in the client.

[DddyMac13]

dubsflute, on 26 January 2012 - 01:28 PM, said:

Hell I should say I was hacking so they give me free crap. YAY REWARDING CHEATERS!!!!

Yeah I hack too can I have 250k dinar plox?

[->Goodspeed<-]

And may i ask when will you unban all these people?

[->Goodspeed<-]

Also, there were many hackers banned and few legit players i'd say. So i guess the next 15/30 is gonna be fun with all those hackers having premium
Cheers

EDIT: dem double post, soz

This post has been edited by ->Goodspeed<-: 26 January 2012 - 01:37 PM

[Darksinger]

->Goodspeed<-, on 26 January 2012 - 01:31 PM, said:

And may i ask when will you unban all these people?

They will most likely go through them on a case to case basis, so over the next few months, heh. Just joking, but it will most likely take a little time to sort it out.

[xjack0wnz]

Ok, i'm the the list of players blocked before of 12january so i guess/hope that i'll get my account back.
the problem is that i lost almost 20days of gold and 20days of all the weapons, will i have them back too?

[Paull]

They will unbann only these account which were hacking when this misstake by DE. was done and they NEVER hacked before. So don't expect too much ^^

I think that's great recompensation to players who were compromised.

[Tony35]

Strange decision