Old School RuneScape dev fired after allegedly stealing billions of gold from players

Today, Jagex announced that a developer on Old School RuneScape has been fired as a result of “gross misuse of moderator privileges.” This employee reportedly used backend access to the game in order to steal billions of in-game gold from players, and while that money has been returned to players many are concerned that it indicates an even more substantial security compromise. “During our rigorous routine system checks,” Jagex says, “irregular activity was identified on small number of accounts, including the movement of wealth and items back into the live game. Following our investigation, we were able to resolve the issue before any significant impact was made to the wider game, or economy.” The announcement also says that “we are actively working with the Police regarding the incident, but given this an ongoing legal matter we are unable to provide further details.” One of the most prominent victims of the attack, mazrim_lol on Reddit, posted a message from player support earlier saying that the stolen gold had been returned. Mazrim posted about the missing 45 billion in gold several months ago, and at the time Jagex reps suggested that the account was hijacked due to poor personal security - and that credit card info was also likely compromised.

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