Unusual Situation in GTA 5; Hackers Left a Pleasant Surprise on User's Account

One GTA 5 player fell victim to hackers. The culprits, however, instead of wreaking havoc on his account, left behind a very pleasant souvenir.

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Surprise hacking
Rockstar turns a blind eye
Account security above all else

Although a hacker visit to our account is not associated with anything pleasant, the experience of one of the players in the multiplayer version of GTA 5 might be a rare exception.

Surprise hacking

A few days ago, user by the handle MoistWave boasted that two billion tokenswere in his account after being hacked. This is quite a large sum, which he can spend by playing or selling them at The Diamond Casino & Resort.

You may be wondering how this bizarre situation came about in the first place. Unfortunately, this is a question that even the author of the post himself does not know the answer to.

“Truthfully, I’m not sure what happened when my account got hacked. I hadn’t realised since I wasn’t active in the game, and only noticed when trying to reset my password that the email tied to my account had been changed. Since I got my account back, it’s been fine.” (via PCGamesN).

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Screenshot provided by MoistWave.Source: Reddit

Rockstar turns a blind eye

The most interesting thing about this case is that Rockstar Games is not concerned about restoring MoistWave's account balance to that before the hackers' visit.

The community suspected that the author's joy might be short-lived (mainly due him having boast about it), but he responded the very next day. If his words are to be believed, everything was fine, and two billion tokens continued to be deposited in his virtual account.

Account security above all else

Finally, it is worth noting that MoistWave got his account back thanks to the fact that he had access to the email that was used to create the account. When someone changed their data, they were notified, and the rest went downhill.

The author also recommends using TFA (two-factor authentication), which, while not ideal, still makes breaking into an account a bit more challenging.