Episode
Ep 8: Manfred (Part 2)
30:08
Published: Fri Dec 01 2017
Description
Manfred found a way to turn his passion for video games and reverse engineering into a full time business. He exploited video games and sold virtual goods and currency for real money. This was his full time job. Listen to this episode to hear exactly how he did this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
The speaker recalls his experience hacking online games in the late 90s and how the feeling of hacking the money system was more exciting than playing the game.
00:00 - 03:02 (03:02)
Summary
The speaker recalls his experience hacking online games in the late 90s and how the feeling of hacking the money system was more exciting than playing the game.
EpisodeEp 8: Manfred (Part 2)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A player in a virtual world discusses the economy of buying and selling virtual houses.
03:02 - 09:07 (06:04)
Summary
A player in a virtual world discusses the economy of buying and selling virtual houses. He also describes a security flaw he discovered that allowed him to take ownership of another player's virtual house.
EpisodeEp 8: Manfred (Part 2)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
An infamous hacker had caused chaos in a virtual community of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by deleting houses across different servers, leading to game developer's investigation and server rollback.
09:07 - 14:23 (05:16)
Summary
An infamous hacker had caused chaos in a virtual community of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by deleting houses across different servers, leading to game developer's investigation and server rollback.
EpisodeEp 8: Manfred (Part 2)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Manfred exploits a duplication bug in a game to generate unlimited in-game gold and sell it to other players for real dollars, causing a massive shift in the game's economy.
14:23 - 21:29 (07:05)
Summary
Manfred exploits a duplication bug in a game to generate unlimited in-game gold and sell it to other players for real dollars, causing a massive shift in the game's economy.
EpisodeEp 8: Manfred (Part 2)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Some game companies have stopped charging entirely for their games because of the profitability of in-app purchases, while others resort to sending malware to steal game credentials from players and strip their accounts.
21:29 - 27:10 (05:40)
Summary
Some game companies have stopped charging entirely for their games because of the profitability of in-app purchases, while others resort to sending malware to steal game credentials from players and strip their accounts. Gamers must now be cautious when interacting with fan websites and databases related to the game they are playing.
EpisodeEp 8: Manfred (Part 2)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Even though there is a debate around companies offering in-app purchases, many game companies are not offering bounty rewards for hackers to find bugs.
27:10 - 30:20 (03:10)
Summary
Even though there is a debate around companies offering in-app purchases, many game companies are not offering bounty rewards for hackers to find bugs. Companies are moving towards offering virtual goods through in-game interfaces that can be hacked.