1% of “surprisingly large number” affected.
Trion Worlds had to be tipped off by a hacker about a serious security hole that allowed gamers’ Rift accounts to be compromised.
Aliased do-gooder ManWitDaPlan raised the alarm, earning himself “heartfelt thanks” from Rift executive producer Scott Hartsman.
An update was rushed out at the weekend to slow the “botnets and hackers” down. Trion Worlds said 1 per cent of the game’s population had been affected.