Coin Lock feature can against Rift account hackers

In a security update over the weekend, Rift executive producer Scott Hartsman said the newly activated Coin Lock feature in combination with a login vulnerability fix has so far reduced the quantity of account compromises in the game.

"Both the login fix and also the Coin Lock addition have been doing operator in significantly reducing overall incidents during the last 18 hours. Neither the first is a silver bullet, but to date it is seeking to be a solid one-two punch," he explained.

Mr. Hartsman reassured players that the login vulnerability would be a very subtle bug that didn't cause any theft of private information from the servers. He also felt certain that security will improve much more with the arrival of the two-factor authenticator, which will either be a mobile or app variety based on previous interviews.

The executive producer also said additional staff hiring is underway at Trion Worlds, implying that these new employees will help individuals with issues of all kinds. Currently, customer service is swamped with requests to reimburse stolen Rift Platinum and gear.

Mr. Hartsman insisted that most hacking attempts come from botnets trying account/password combinations, and that the Coin Lock feature has been made to defend against this process
specifically. For top possible protection, both Rift password and email password ought to be complex and different from each other.