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Capsuleers, On Friday, we became aware of some odd behavior: players were receiving donations of 0 ISK. Given how quickly these were being sent out, and how many were affected, it was clear that automation was at play. We banned the characters involved and kept digging. During that investigation, we discovered a client vulnerability that allowed a player using a modified client to send a donation and, in return, see the recipient’s wallet balance. We also confirmed that this vulnerability was unrelated to the recent Python changes. As of today’s downtime, that vulnerability has now been fixed. The player used four accounts to send approximately one million separate donations over six hours…
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Game: EVE Online
Official source: EVE Online Global
Author: EVE Online Team
Published: September 8, 2026 11:00 UTC
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