Chapter 155: Chapter 123: Hacker Intrusion (Part 2)
"No!"
"I checked everything, and apart from so files from ’Love Advisor Departnt,’ there’s nothing wrong elsewhere."
Love Advisor Departnt?
Upon hearing this term, Chen Ba imdiately felt a sense of foreboding.
Could this hacker be targeting the new ga? But then he found out that Tianba Studio hadn’t even made a demo, and got so mad he formatted Lu’s E drive?
"It’s very possible!"
Yang Dong, who had been woken up from a nap, analyzed the situation after learning what happened: "There are so online inforrs and so-called insiders, but their sources aren’t very legitimate."
Usually, they’re ga diggers!
The so-called ga diggers, they dig into ga files for new content, analyze it briefly, and then leak it online to gain followers’ attention.
This kind of people is quite annoying to ga companies.
After all, when a new version is updated, they’re still brewing the marketing strategies on how to tell the players, yet the leaks are already widespread.
But this behavior is still okay.
After all, these diggers generally only dig into "ga local files" and rarely have bad intentions to invade ga companies.
But there are so major inforrs whose sources have major issues, like information on ga drafts or developnt progress... such information might not be obtained through proper channels.
How do they get it?
One way is through internal leaks, with an insider giving out info ahead of ti; guarding against insiders is a real challenge.
Another way is through illegal intrusion, using hacking techniques to obtain secret files or information and then selling it to specialized inforrs.
"Clearly, we’re being targeted."
Yang Dong pondered: "It should be after the new ga was announced at the Neon Gaming Expo that soone got interested in our new ga, leading to today’s situation."
"As for Lu’s E drive being formatted, it doesn’t seem like venting anger, more like a prank..."
"A prank?"
Lu’s eyes widened: "All my valuable wallpapers and gas are gone, and you call that a prank?"
"Enough!"
Chen Ba stopped Lu’s complaints: "Since they didn’t touch critical files, it shows they know boundaries, afraid we’ll retaliate."
"Pay attention to news in the gaming industry these days, see if any major inforr suddenly leaks info on ’Love Advisor Departnt.’"
No doubt.
’Love Advisor Departnt’ is under tight security, anyone leaking now with accurate info is most suspicious.
Of course!
The hacker may not be the inforr, perhaps it’s from soone else who bought the information.
But no matter what, this remains the best way to find the culprit.
"Should we report it?"
"Forget it!"
Chen Ba gestured, suggesting low-key handling of the matter, not publicizing it too widely.
He plans to seek a professional company to upgrade the studio’s firewall and security defenses, and see if a second incident will occur.
If sothing similar happens again and the upgraded firewall and security asures don’t work, he would consider reporting it and letting professionals handle it.
The hacking incident at Tianba Studio is unknown to the outside world, apart from internal employees.
Chen Ba is waiting, waiting for so inforr to leak information on ’Love Advisor Departnt.’ But after a few days, there was no movent.
Just as he suspected whether the hacker hadn’t leaked any info, his mailbox received an anonymous email.
"What does this an?"
At first, Chen Ba didn’t realize where this email ca from, almost deleting it as spam.
But when he inadvertently glanced at the content, he suddenly beca interested.
It was sent by the hacker.
In the email, the hacker candidly acknowledged the mistake, stating that curiosity about the new ga got the better of him.
He assured Chen Ba that he wouldn’t leak what he saw. Furthermore, he offered help to Tianba Studio if needed.
Of course, there are conditions.
He wants to take a look at the underlying core source code of ’Divine Grace Continent’ or ’Star Emperor.’
"Dream on!"
Chen Ba didn’t even bother replying, thinking it was delusional. A light apology after invading their studio, then requesting to freeload their source code?
What a laugh!
Besides, so what if he’s a hacker? Even hackers can’t do anything against ’Divine Grace Continent’ and ’Star Emperor.’
If he could get the core code himself, why send the email? Clearly, he already tried, but achieved nothing!
Chen Ba then thought, this isn’t a simple hacking incident.
It appears to be a hacker, but who knows, maybe it’s so animation company behind the scenes!
No need to guess.
’Divine Grace Continent’ caused a stir in the animation industry; those animation companies surely want to make a pirated version.
The result was failure.
Precisely due to cloning failure and inability to crack the ga, thus ca this hacking incident and the hacker’s email.
"Bring it on!"
Chen Ba was utterly unafraid.
Hacking sounds scary, but what can they achieve from hacking Tianba Studio? He can only cause disruption, gaining nothing.
New ga leaked?
Let it leak, which ga company hasn’t been hacked before? It’s not a life-threatening matter, just promote it earlier!
Sure enough.
After Chen Ba rejected the hacker’s proposal, the internet quickly exploded with tons of information regarding Tianba Studio’s new ga ’Love Advisor Departnt.’
Even original artworks got leaked.
Lu and Zhong Shengwei were very anxious, but Yang Dong said not to worry, let the leaks happen, all they can disclose are just so original artworks, nothing more valuable.
In a sense.
The things they can leak are only a tiny part of the entire ga, what impact can a few pieces of original art have?
As long as the source code isn’t leaked.
During the Neon Gaming Expo, ’Love Advisor Departnt’ already revealed so gaplay; the info leaked by these inforrs only helps stir up buzz.
As for the impact?
The biggest effect is everyone realizing ’Love Advisor Departnt’’s developnt isn’t as fast as Ba claid.
Based on ti deductions, during the Neon Gaming Expo, the ga probably didn’t even have a "new folder!"
The players are quite calm.
Especially the fans active in Tianba Community, they find the leaked news neither strange nor surprising.
"Ba’s empty promises are old hand skills, aren’t they?"
"Tianba Manor’s residents agree, the second phase of the bungalow isn’t completed yet!"
"Invading Ba’s computer, this hacker’s head isn’t functioning right! Apart from empty new folders, what else do you expect to find?"
"Stop the harsh criticism, the guy found a few pieces of original art, he did gain sothing..."
"Why didn’t hacker bro invade ’Star Emperor’ server and distribute a million Source Stones to everyone?"
"Is there a possibility... even with a million Source Stones, you couldn’t spend it?"
Absolutely right!
When people suggested on the forum that the hacker should invade ’Star Emperor’ server and distribute free Source Stones, Chen Ba was initially a bit uneasy.
But then he thought.
What to be afraid of? ’Star Emperor,’ although an online ga, doesn’t rely on in-ga purchases; modifying Source Stones is useless!
Even with billions of Source Stones, if you can’t spend them, they’re worthless!
So, in this sense, ’Star Emperor’ is actually the world’s safest online ga? Even if the server is hacked and the ga temporarily shut down, players can still find ways to spend money!
After all, even if you hack ’Star Emperor’’s ga server, what’s it got to do with Xianyu Digital? Can hackers still modify graphics card prices?
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