Runescape Bot Website Steals Accounts: Surprise!

Security is a priority here at MMO Fallout, among our many priorities that have no static value and tend to change depending on what is making headlines. Botting, being a completely legitimate community that breaks no rules and in no way creates a seedy underbelly to a community, at no way puts the account or computer of the owner at risk. So imagine my surprise when I get people asking me to warn the Runescape community about a popular bot.

According to my sources, this very popular bot program (designed to play the game for the player) has been harvesting information including usernames and passwords, and upon the return of free trade, many players are finding themselves with their banks cleared, their passwords changed, etc. For the simple desire to sit back and watch the world burn, I won’t mention the cheat program that was compromised, although if you use it you are likely seeing its effects by now.

Moral of the story: Expect shady business from shady people. Oh, and don’t come complaining to me that I should be warning cheaters about a security breach for a game they are technically not playing.