Hey, everypony! It's been a little while, huh?
If you can cast your mind back all the way to July 5, you'll remember that we suffered a cyberattack that hit one of our databases. That attacker gained access to records like usernames, email addresses, and password hashes for all accounts registered with LoE - both team members, and the general public. Because of that attack, we had to immediately shut down the forum - and production on the game - until we were able to guarantee the safety of everyone.
We still believe that the attacker was focused on targeting our team members specifically, but that doesn't change that they would have had access to everyone else's details too. That's why we continue to advise you to change your password on any website or service that had the same password as your LoE account.
We've now finished this stage of updating our security systems; that's why the forum is back! We're still looking into what more we can do, but we're confident in the steps we've taken so far. Part of those steps we've taken will require you to set a new password for your LoE account if you have one, though. On the login page, you'll need to click "forgot your password?" and follow those steps to send an email to your registered email address which will allow you to set a new, stronger password.
Another step we've taken is to remove the chatbox from the forum. It was old and outdated, and served as a possible attack point against us. We don't want to leave you with nothing, though, so we've set up a Discord server as an improved replacement! It has the same features and more, is safer for everyone, and is a better way to communicate. You can join by clicking here (https://discordapp.com/invite/uPvn8Xr) (note that you'll need a Discord account!).
Taptalk is also disabled for the time being, but we have taken the opportunity to update our forum systems - including making it more mobile-friendly. Hopefully the forum will not only be safer, but also better to use!
Everything else - all the threads, posts, and account details - should be exactly where you left them; but if you notice anything missing, or any other issues, please let us know as soon as possible!
Because of the delay and damage caused by the attack, we've obviously missed our intended August 19 target for the LoE Open Access Release. Our new OAR date is September 10, and we're working extra hard to make sure we're able to include everything we wanted into that release.
Remember, in order to be able to play LoE on that date, you'll need to have a working forum account; that means that you will need to update your password if you have one already, or create one if you don't.
Once again, we apologise for the security breach, but we're confident that the steps we have taken will help to safeguard us from similar attempts in the future - and we still look forward to exploring the world of Equestria with all of you on September 10!
Expect more details about our Open Access Release to come over the next few weeks!
Quick, post ponies.
I'll give you guys like a week or so until it's down again :v
Updated look, and an announcement for the OAR. What a welcome back!
Welcome back! Thanks for all the effort you've put into both the project and keeping your community secure. ^_^
yey
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Ooooooo fancy!
Looking good :D
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WOOT
Yaaaay!
Ooh, fancy look!
Well, I still don't understand why some people are willing to commit an actual crime for what... MD5 hashed passwords, maybe even salted?
That's just not smart.
Yay it's back. :D
And really digging the new layout.
Good to hear! I also took the time to log in, I haven't posted since late 2014. I know I played an early beta version of this as a unicorn and I remember the teleportation travel feature being buggy, so when the open beta comes out I'm looking forward to seeing improvements.
This new look will definitely take some getting used-to.
Yay for forums. And they look all pretty now. :D
Alright, we got work again :P
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yay great job legends staff and this does look so cool on how you change it up and lets hope this does not happen again
Finally! We're back!
Now let's make LoE great again!
Ya'll did a good job getting the forums back up and running again. Whole new re-design which I like!
Hopefully everything is back in full swing!
Quote from: Blueprint on 2017 Aug 23, 21:46:29Well, I still don't understand why some people are willing to commit an actual crime for what... MD5 hashed passwords, maybe even salted?
That's just not smart.
I think the hackers were more interested in viewing game assets.
Woo woo good to be back!
I'm glad they're back, I kinda missed thread games since that's 99% where I hung out.
On passwords, In this day and age I highly recommend a password manager. There's so many cyberattacks recently on a bunch of different sites that coming up with a new password all the time gets difficult. And as we all know, using the same password on everything is very insecure, but just convenient.
I personally use KeePass. It stores a file locally that you can add entries to, and also has a password generator that you can set the parameters to. Just don't forget to have a backup, lest your computer decide today's a good day to go kaput on you, leaving you without access to your passwords. The password generator essentially gives you disposable, yet secure passwords, because if one place gets your password stolen, it was only that one place and changing to another secure password takes seconds.
Sorry, I'm rambling where I probably shouldn't be. Let's go back to being happy that the forums are back. X3
Aww.... the chatbox is not coming back?
Yay!
Thanks for all your hard work! it's not every place that will shot everything off right away and et to work oon upgrading things, especaly at the expence of the game they be working on, so thanks for all that hard work that no one will really notice =} It is quite apriciated. Keep up the great work everypony~
I am so glad the forum is back up! I haven't had a chance to use it before, so I finally joined today! It's a shame what happened, but I am glad it is still being continued.
Quote from: LeviathanTS on 2017 Aug 24, 09:56:55Aww.... the chatbox is not coming back?
Afraid not; it wasn't secure enough to keep running on our website, and our Discord server basically does the same job, only better. I'd recommend joining the server, if you haven't already: https://discordapp.com/invite/uPvn8Xr
So happy that is back well done guys awesome job!
Woohoo!
Okay, celebration done now. Must dive back into work on the game.
Quote from: LeviathanTS on 2017 Aug 24, 09:56:55Aww.... the chatbox is not coming back?
I would not blame them if they didnt want it back. It seemed to make problems..
Yay, yay, yay!!!
Yay~
I guess I need my email for updating my password on my old account, right?
That sucks, that email doesn't exist anymore, Tiger Eye (acc) is lost forever... lol
Finally!
we are back online :D
Huhuehue...
It seems this layout will time some time to adjust to.... :]
Quote from: Proudy Hooves on 2017 Aug 24, 04:10:26Finally! We're back!
Now let's make LoE great again!
Uhmh.........yaaaay?!
#TrumpSloganIsAwkward
In any case you're right, time to fill this joint with our horse shenanigans again n_n.
At first I didn't like the new forum design, I am not a person that likes changes. But now I'm used to it and it even looks better. I'll miss the chat page tho, I had some good memories there. I guess I'll have to live with discord now.
I do like the old design more for the forums, but excited to see everything back again ^^ Can't wait for the game release!
Wow! This place really changed! :0
So cool! Welcome back everyone! xD
I liked the old layout but this new one feel fresh and i like it. Pink rules
Quote from: Leeileria on 2017 Aug 25, 10:19:31That sucks, that email doesn't exist anymore, Tiger Eye (acc) is lost forever... lol
RIP. I know how that feels.
yay! :D
Yay ! The forum is back :D
Oh dear...
I am not used to this style for the forums.
Personal thoughts aside, it's great to have this community coming back together after the unfortunate event that was the cyberattack.
Much excite
I notice there are a lot of security measures, probably because of the attack. I'm still glad it's back up, and hopefully this won't ever happen again!
I haven't used these forums much before, though sometimes I looked at the game updates/news. I imagine quite a few changes have taken place that I was not aware of as well.
Behave
Yay