“White hat” hacker finds security hole, informs developer who patches exploit inside two hours.
A hacker helped Trion Worlds, developer of the recently released MMOG Rift, fix a security exploit that put thousands of accounts at risk.
Rift has been the subject of numerous cases of account theft since its release at the beginning of this month. ManWitDaPlan, who describes himself as a “white hat”, or ethical hacker, was one of the victims and so set about identifying the exploit.