[EVE] [EVE] Eve client source code stolen/leaked

[Ronin Storm]

Apparently, EVE's client source code has been leaked (source: Eurogamer).

According to CCP, "This access is not a security risk to CCP in any way".

"Access to the source code for the EVE client exposes no security vulnerabilities, has no privacy protection issues, and poses no threat to our customers' billing information.

"The server-side interface used by the client is carefully protected to ensure that no abusive or unwanted information is transmitted to, or from the internal EVE server systems. Nothing the EVE client can do can affect the game state, no advantage can be gained by manipulating the EVE client, no advantageous or disadvantageous information can be transmitted to other EVE users by altering the EVE client."

 

[Traxata]

As long as you use the official EVE client and not a modified version

otherwise you'll end up with key loggers built into the 'cracked EVE'

 

[BiG D]

I'd bet a fair sum of money that it does too expose a couple security holes. Maybe not affecting gameplay, but something more along the lines of things an attacker could take advantage of to gain access to your computer...

So, CCP seems to have constant problems with their development. Bad luck, or ineptitude?

 

[Haven]

So, CCP seems to have constant problems with their development. Bad luck, or ineptitude?

I'd suspect disgruntled employee(s).

 

[kershan]

Apparantly with this one someone just decompiled some of the python files shipped with the client, which makes me think the disgruntled employee thing is less likely. Of course, it could have been a disgruntled employee with a decompiler..