Accounts and items stolen: More and more players are being hacked in Path of Exile 2

The action role-playing game Path of Exile 2 is currently apparently struggling with a major security leak. Player payment data is also affected.

Only four weeks after the early access launch of Path of Exile 2, which was eagerly awaited by many players, it seemscurrently major security problemsin the action role-playing game.

Because in online forums like Reddit andon SteamNumerous fans are currently reporting account hacks in which unknown people have stolen their hard-earned inventory content or even made use of stored payment data.We summarize.

Wer inIf you want good loot, you often have to grind for a long time. It's just stupid when the hard-earned inventory content is suddenly swallowed up by the earth. But that is exactly what is now apparently the case in the celebrated action RPG from the New Zealand development studio Grinding Gear Games because of hack attacks.

Numerous people affected report online that their PoE2 accounts and linked Steam accounts were accessed from several different locations via VPN. There was indeed a notification about the access attemptTwo-factor authenticationseems howevernot a sufficient obstacleto have been for the perpetrators.

Valuable inventory items such as Divine Orbs subsequently disappeared.

But that's not all. A user on Reddit reported that several Path of Exile 2 Early Access packages were purchased using the payment method stored in his account. He has notified Grinding Gear Games support but has not yet received a response.

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Apparently people are still on Christmas holidays in New Zealand, writesanother Reddit userresigned.

A first guess

Another user suspects that when trading with other players in PoE2, your session ID could be revealed, at least temporarily. This could give malicious strangers almost unhindered access to your account.

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In fact, in an older forum post from 2022, the Grinding Gear community team advises never to share this ID publicly, because itgives the recipient almost complete access to your Path of Exile account [...], allowing them to perform almost any action, such as: B. view personal information, spend your points or post in the forums under your name.

There is still no official statement from the New Zealand development studio about the cause of the current hacker attack. However, the support team asks in the forum that you contact us by emailif your account has been affected by unauthorized access.

Are you affected by the Path of Exile hack? Write it to us in the comments!