So... random downtime....
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I woke up with this maintenance going on...and the skill I trained overnight was already done.
haniblecter
Veteran XX
You have no idea how hard it is to whore forums without eveo.
Evil Light Bulb
Veteran X
Catastrophic database error, prepare for the return of the MC Titan as part of the 4 week rollback 
The good news is, server downtime at this time fucks YW from being able to bring another big fleet into L-C 
BTW, I need 2 volunteers to help me practice probing/trapping later when the server comes back up. Need someone in a cruiser/BC/BS to play target and someone in an Inty to be my tackler. I was so tired last night that I was on mental autopilot and screwed the pooch on an easy ship kill, so I need practice badly. I'm hoping to be on by 5PM Central time, and would like to set up practice a few jumps from L-C, all ships should be cloak fit for safety, this is not a combat op.
BTW, I need 2 volunteers to help me practice probing/trapping later when the server comes back up. Need someone in a cruiser/BC/BS to play target and someone in an Inty to be my tackler. I was so tired last night that I was on mental autopilot and screwed the pooch on an easy ship kill, so I need practice badly. I'm hoping to be on by 5PM Central time, and would like to set up practice a few jumps from L-C, all ships should be cloak fit for safety, this is not a combat op.
EVE Online - a massive multiplayer online roleplaying space game - MMORPG is back up, f5 there or something
Evil Light Bulb
Veteran X
At 10:25 GMT today we discovered an anomaly in the EVE Online Database indicating a potential exploit. Our policy in such cases is to mobilize a taskforce of internal and external experts to evaluate the situation. At 12:57 that group concluded that our best course of action was to go completely dark while an exhaustive scan of our entire infrastructure was executed.
What we discovered was an indication that one of our databases was being accessed through a security breach. While some may feel that such a drastic reaction was not warranted, it is always our approach to err on the side of caution in order to protect the players.
We of course understand the effect and disruption this has had for our players and apologize for not having been able to explain to the community what was going on. In these cases it can often be counterproductive to containment to give out information while we are in the process of evaluating the scope of the problem.
Our taskforce quickly found the security breach and prevented that from being used. We subsequently found three cases of database actions being performed through the security breach but none of those affected other users than the one doing the actions. We can also confirm that no personal details such as users’ credentials or credit card numbers were exposed through this incident.
The servers were brought back online at 22:00 GMT and we will of course continue to monitor the situation closely over the weekend and the following week.
Again we sincerely apologize for this disruption.
Regards,
-Jón Hörðdal
Chief Operating Officer, CCP
What we discovered was an indication that one of our databases was being accessed through a security breach. While some may feel that such a drastic reaction was not warranted, it is always our approach to err on the side of caution in order to protect the players.
We of course understand the effect and disruption this has had for our players and apologize for not having been able to explain to the community what was going on. In these cases it can often be counterproductive to containment to give out information while we are in the process of evaluating the scope of the problem.
Our taskforce quickly found the security breach and prevented that from being used. We subsequently found three cases of database actions being performed through the security breach but none of those affected other users than the one doing the actions. We can also confirm that no personal details such as users’ credentials or credit card numbers were exposed through this incident.
The servers were brought back online at 22:00 GMT and we will of course continue to monitor the situation closely over the weekend and the following week.
Again we sincerely apologize for this disruption.
Regards,
-Jón Hörðdal
Chief Operating Officer, CCP