Hackers massacre hundreds in World of Warcraft, Blizzard issues fix

Game developer Blizzard has issued a fix for an exploit that hackers used to bring death to dozens of playable and non-playable characters in popular MMO World of Warcraft (WoW). The exploit came to light two days ago when hackers used level one players to kill off every player in some of WoW’s towns.The exploit, which was unseen until now, let hackers use level one characters to access a “kill hack” for every character in some of the game’s towns and dungeons. Blizzard has acknowledged the exploit and yesterday issued a fix that disables the exploit.Blizzard Community Manager Nethaera stated in a post, “Earlier today, certain realms were affected by an in-game exploit, resulting in the deaths of player characters and non-player characters in some of the major cities. This exploit has already been hotfixed, so it should not be repeatable. It's safe to continue playing and adventuring in major cities and elsewhere in Azeroth.As with any exploit, we are taking this disruptive action very seriously and conducting a thorough investigation. If you have information relating to this incident, please email hacks@blizzard.com. We apologize for the inconvenience some of you experienced as a result of this and appreciate your understanding.”Click here for full story