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TLDR: > A player known as Flam_Hill in the online game EVE Online orchestrated a heist by exploiting the game's shares mechanic. Along with another player, Fla

by dmix 4y ago

TLDR: > A player known as Flam_Hill in the online game EVE Online orchestrated a heist by exploiting the game's shares mechanic. Along with another player, Flam_Hill observed the 299-member corporation Event Horizon Expeditionaries (EHEXP), which is part of the Pandemic Horde alliance. They discovered that the corporation had minimal activity from its CEO and directors, making it an attractive target for infiltration. > The duo applied for corporate membership using a clean account with a character that had some history. After being accepted into EHEXP, they initiated a vote for a new CEO, locking out the current CEO's roles. They waited 72 hours for the vote to pass, gaining control of the corporation. After being granted director roles, they systematically removed other directors and emptied the corporate wallet of 130 billion ISK. > The heist also involved stealing assets from the corporation's high-security offices, which they believed were used to store valuable items. In total, the estimated value of the heist was 2.23 trillion ISK, or approximately $22,309 USD.

GalenErso 4y ago
Will the Pandemic Horde Alliance retaliate against them?
- lz400 4y ago
  The neat part is there isn't a good way to retaliate. These players by now are gone from the corp, as is the money, so they can't do anything directly to them anymore. If they were "burner accounts" they might never know who did it. If they identify the players and they belong to some collective they could attack that collective but at that point it will probably be seen as petty and getting laughed at might be more trouble than it's worth. These heists are seen as cool for the most part. They could try to stage a counterheist, that would be exciting but very difficult to pull off. Overall 2 trillion ISK isn't that much in the grand scheme of things for a mega-coalition like Pandemic Horde.

by dmix 4y ago

GalenErso 4y ago

Will the Pandemic Horde Alliance retaliate against them?

lz400 4y ago
The neat part is there isn't a good way to retaliate. These players by now are gone from the corp, as is the money, so they can't do anything directly to them anymore. If they were "burner accounts" they might never know who did it. If they identify the players and they belong to some collective they could attack that collective but at that point it will probably be seen as petty and getting laughed at might be more trouble than it's worth. These heists are seen as cool for the most part. They could try to stage a counterheist, that would be exciting but very difficult to pull off. Overall 2 trillion ISK isn't that much in the grand scheme of things for a mega-coalition like Pandemic Horde.