NationStates Jolt Archive

Someone has hacked the password on the Region's Founder (Rhodesia & Nyasaland), and booted out and banned most of the Nations in the region.

If any of the mods care to read the Regional Forum, it's plainly obvious that the guy who now controls R&N has hacked it.

He also appears to have hacked United Elias, judging from the way UE's motto has changed from "Representing Elian Interests in Africa" to "-------------".

In additon, several New Nations have mysteriously arrived in the Region- despite the fact we never advertise.

The Region wasn't password protected (Not that it would have made any difference in this case), but it has disrupted what was a very coheseive and enjoyable region and it's also very alarming.

The guy who has taken over Rhodesia & Nyasaland claims his name is "Charles G", and I'm told this person is known to the NS Mods as being a royal pain in the ass.

Any help the Mods could offer would be appreciated!

(BTW, I'm not Rhodesia & Nyasaland's player- I'm another puppet/Colony of one of the Nations booted and banned from the region by the new "owner").

Lodged From Message
16 hours ago The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland I need to announce this to you all, including the newbies. Do not be alarmed. In truth, I the founder of this region, and owner of this account, have not logged on to this account in about 7 months. Whoever has been using my account has been using it fraudulently, against the rules and regulations outlined in the terms and conditions. The only reason I could log on is because I have the original registered e-mail address, and it was not changed by whoever was on this account. Please update me as to the situation in the region, as I am almost completely unaware of what has happened in the past few months of my absence.
16 hours ago The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland to formally introduce myself to you all, my name is Cahrles G. I created my nation, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, to see how I would fare managing my own country. However, due to work, and examinations, I forgot about my account until only recently. My politics are strongly right wing, and I believe in free-market capitalism. If you could all kindly telegram me and introduce yourselves, I should be very grateful.
16 hours ago The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Correction on the name- Charles G.
16 hours ago The Democratic Republic of African Commonwealth Not that I have any reason not to believe you, but why would do such a thing?

I mean, whoever has stolen your account has played it pretty much like you used to.
16 hours ago The Democratic Republic of African Commonwealth *would anyone
15 hours ago The Democratic Republic of African Commonwealth Also, could you change the world factbook entry? What you've written is more of a Rhodesia factlist - First off, there are socialist and secular nations here, and not everyone here is right-wing..?
14 hours ago The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Alright alright, I will change it.
I still an quite puzzled by whoever did use my account, and some of the telegrams I have are positively wierd, addressing me as Prime Minister Fraser. Anyway, it seems at least of my ideals are still present in my nation.
hours ago The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Happy with the changes?
10 hours ago The Democratic Republic of African Commonwealth Sounds good to me..
12 minutes ago The Republic of Dutch Suid Afrika Hello. Would anybody care to explain the expulsion of Lusaka, Gabonaise and Bontante. Feel free to telegram should you not wish to post to the entire region.



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In additon, several New Nations have mysteriously arrived in the Region- despite the fact we never advertise.


http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148065 ?

There's a little more to it than that... expect more fireworks when Lusaka and the AC log on tomorrow and find out what's happened.

THE RHODESIA & NYASALAND MAKING THOSE POSTS IN NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING IT.

Until this morning, the nations in Southern Africa were:

Rhodesia & Nyasaland
The African Commonwealth
Port Imperial
Lusaka
Middle Congo
Bontate
Gabonaise
United Elias

All of the above, except The African Commonwealth, have been booted from the region. (R&N is still there, but it's been hijacked, along with United Elias who is now in the Rejected Realms)

The Regional Advertising has been set up by whoever has hijacked R&N's Nation. Prior to that, the Region has never advertised.

This is a clear case of griefing, and we'd all really appreciate some help to sort it out.

If you haven't logged into an account for SEVEN MONTHS then that's really your own fault. Saying "I just remembered I had this account" is quite frankly a load of bollocks. The accounts get deleted after 28 days of inactivity- 60 if you're on Vacation Mode. So by all rights this Nation would be long gone anyway.

Something is seriously wrong here, and like I said, I think United Elias has also been hacked too.

Can one of the Mods please help or offer some advice???

Anyone? Please?

Or does no-one care?

I see no evidence in the Centre of this nation changing hands.

Furthermore,


Someone has taken control of my nation!

It is against the rules to hijack someone else's nation, and if we see someone do it, we'll ban them. If we don't see it happen, though, and someone changes your password and e-mail address, I'm afraid you're on your own. As far as the game is concerned, your government has been overthrown in a coup.

To prevent people accessing your nation, turn off auto-login if you use a public computer. You should also choose a password that is not easily guessable.No emphasis added

Well, OK, if that's what the rules say.

Personally, I'm not too happy about it at all, since this guy has ruined the region, but thanks for looking into it all the same..