The Alphaville Herald

Galloway Hacked. CC Government Capitol Lost to Scammers. Bradleys suspected. Again.

by Alphaville Herald on 10/05/04 at 11:39 pm

Seth Galloway will be familiar to readers as a candidate in the recent AV Presidential Primaries. Many also know that he subsequently moved to Calvin?s Creek where he has helped set up the Calvin?s Creek Government. This week Seth?s TSO and YIM accounts were hacked, and he lost about 6 million simoleans, six size 8 lots, and a number of rares including 4 Gnomes 2 Simmys.. and 1 Pink Poodle. It appears that the hackers transferred at least some of this property to themselves before getting his account deleted (bad language and claiming to be under 13), and the Calvin?s Creek Capitol has now been converted into a scam house, riding on the good reputation of the CC government to lure in newbies and other friends of the government. Suspicion again falls on the Bradley?s of Alphaville, who were rumored to be out to get Seth several weeks ago. They have previously taken credit for hacking the accounts of AVG CIA director Fans, Evangeline, Lucianna among others. Following is my interview with Seth.

Urizenus: Hi Seth, I understand that your TSO account was recently hacked. Can you tell us when it happened and what happened exactly?
Galloway: Sure, Well I was on my account Sunday night.. Everything was normal, After being very successful with my lot Apple Creek Inn Sunday, I couldn?t wait till Monday.. I tried to sign in Monday.. But It kept giving me an error.
Galloway: So, I uninstalled the game.
Galloway: Once I tried to reinstall it back, It wouldn?t work.
Urizenus: what wouldn’t work?
Galloway: The TSO Game.
Urizenus: you mean it wouldn’t open?
Galloway: Yes, I would start to update. It would ask for my username and password. Once it got to 19% it would close out, and say there was an error.
Urizenus: but it accepted your password?
Galloway: Yes.
Urizenus: but wouldn’t update?
Galloway: Correct.
Urizenus: ok, so far that doesn’t sound like a hack.
Galloway: So, Then I asked a friend to sign try and sign into my name.
Urizenus: ok
Galloway: Before that, He called me and said ‘Why do you hate me?’
Urizenus: who called you.
Galloway: My Friend. ‘Steele’
Galloway: I said ‘What are you talking about, I haven?t been here all day.’ He said ‘You told me you hated me on Yahoo.
Galloway: So, I said.. Let me get on there.
Urizenus: so then you had Steele try to sign in?
Urizenus: with your username and password?
Galloway: Yes, One second.
Galloway: I first got onto my Yahoo.
Galloway: And Steele, and a few others were on Ignore/.
Urizenus: and you had not put them on ignore
Galloway: Correct, someone else had
Galloway: So, I un-ignored them, And said ‘Will you check my TSO’ I had no clue about being hacked then..
Galloway: After he tried to sign into it.. It gave him a pop-up that said my account had been canceled
Urizenus: ok, I still don’t understand why you couldn’t update
Galloway: He said “YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED, BIG TIME!”
Urizenus: who said this? Steele?
Galloway: Yes.. Let me tell you about the update again.
Urizenus: ok
Galloway: I put the disc in the drive, and it gave me the screen like you get when you first buy the game.
Urizenus: right
Galloway: It tells about the game… you know?
Urizenus: right
Galloway: So, It asked if I had already signed up.
Galloway: I clicked that, and it asked for my username and password.
Galloway: I put that in.. Understand?
Urizenus: right
Urizenus: and it accepted that?
Galloway: So, then it asked for the code on the back of the case..
Urizenus: right
Galloway: I put that in, and it said ‘Accepted’
Urizenus: ok
Galloway: So it started updating..
Urizenus: and froze
Galloway: It got to 19% and would say ‘File Corrupted’
Galloway: Each time.
Urizenus: but you were just going off of the disks you bought, no?
Galloway: Yes.
Galloway: I used the disc, I first used.
Galloway: When I got the game
Urizenus: oh well, let’s move on to the other stuff
Galloway: Yes..
Galloway: Ok .. Steele told me that I had been hacked..
Galloway: I was so scared, I didn?t know what to do.
Urizenus: well, how did he know you had been hacked?
Urizenus: All you know is that your acct had been cancelled
Galloway: Wait.
Galloway: After it wouldn?t download.. I didn?t expect anything
Galloway: So, i asked him to check.. So I gave him my username and password..
Urizenus: right
Galloway: He told me that I had been hacked big time.
Galloway: Because when he signed in.
Urizenus: but how did he know that
Galloway: It gave him a pop up that told that My account was canceled because I was a minor.
Galloway: It said that I was cussing and was underage.
Urizenus: ? what does that mean?
Galloway: It said I wasnt a teen.
Urizenus: it said you were 12?
Galloway: Correct
Urizenus: OK, so the conclusion you and Steele drew was that someone had taken your account, raised hell, and gotten you terminated.
Galloway: Absolutly correct.
Urizenus: ok
Galloway: So, He was looking around, and they had also got into a Internet Broadcasting file.
Galloway: I was a DJ for his radio, they got into that.. and messed stuff around.
Urizenus: you were a DJ for whose radio?
Galloway: Steele’s
Urizenus: what station?
Galloway: He has a radio station called www.bluestreamradio.com
Urizenus: ok, so they had the password for your YIM, your TSO and for the radio station, did you use the same pass for each?
Galloway: For my YIM and TSO the passwords were alike
Galloway: So, it would be an easy guess.
Urizenus: how did they get into the radio station then
Galloway: It does not have a password.
Galloway: Its just a button I click into
Urizenus: ok
Urizenus: got it
Urizenus: ok, what did you lose then when you lost your tso acct
Galloway: They took all of my accounts money, and lots..
Galloway: I just also found out, they got into my other account and did the same with it.
Urizenus: lots? you mean in diff cities?
Urizenus: what other acct? you mean on tso?
Galloway: They took my Property in AV, CC, BF
Galloway: Yes, I had 2 accounts on TSO
Urizenus: how much money did you lose
Galloway: About 6 Million dollars, not counting items or properties.
Galloway: It makes me want to quit TSO forever
Urizenus: One supposes that the hackers transferred the money to themselves before getting the acct deleted. Did Maxis look into that. Wait, back up. Did you contact Maxis immediately?
Galloway: Well, I found out all this information Saturday.. Last Monday is when my computer wouldnt download.. But, I did call Maxis Today.. They said they would look into everything, Get the IP address for the computers that logged into my accounts
Urizenus: so they were responsive. did they say they would restore your accts?
Galloway: They said, They will get me my account back in a week or two.
Urizenus: with your lost property?
Galloway: They, said they could not recover anything.
Urizenus: why the hell not?
Galloway: So I will have nothing, no items, no money, not lot
Galloway: I do not know
Galloway: I am so.. depressed.
Urizenus: all they have to do is change some number in your acct.
Galloway: Yes, Fake money.. I think they could at least give me at least half of it back
Urizenus: they should give you double the money back for your trouble. it costs them zero
Urizenus: anyway… you are still involved in the CC Government, no
Urizenus: ?
Galloway: Yes, I?m still President.
Urizenus: so you can’t very well leave the game
Galloway: No, no I cant.. Unless I leave it to my VP
Urizenus: OK, now, do you have any idea who did this?
Galloway: Mrs President Bradley and Mr President Bradley… My Vice President Hook of CC said that They own the CC Capitol.. and are scamming out of it
Urizenus: what do you mean “they own the capitol”?
Galloway: Yes
Urizenus: what does that mean?
Galloway: Mrs President Bradley has a sim in CC named the same thing, They stole my Capitol.. and are pretending to be the real President, They kept all the same slogans and everything, except, they said they only do money trades
Urizenus: what do you mean “named the same thing”. Same thing as what?
Galloway: The Property is still called Calvin’s Creek Captiol.
Urizenus: What was your property called?
Galloway: Calvin’s Creek Capitol.. When they stole the lot, they kept everything the same, so no one would notice
Urizenus: what do you mean they stole the lot?
Galloway: When they hacked into my account, They gave the property ‘Calvin’s Creek Capitol’ Which I owned, They gave it to their sims
Urizenus: wow, that was dumb of them. So they made themselves roomates and then had your sim move out. is that it?
Galloway: Yes
Galloway: So, No one would think that they came to scam..
Urizenus: and you?re sure it is the CC Capitol
Galloway: Yes
Urizenus: the very property that you built
Galloway: Yes
Urizenus: not a copy
Urizenus: not a clone
Urizenus: same property?
Galloway: They took pictures of it, as the tore it down.
Galloway: Yes, Exactly the same Property.
Urizenus: they changed the property? the building?
Galloway: The Building.
Urizenus: ok, and how do we know this is the Bradleys?
Galloway: The Property Description, they left the same.. So no one would realize
Galloway: The Sims are called that.
Galloway: Also.. They are the one who sent the FAKE email saying it was from you [containing a Trojan horse virus]
Urizenus: Any more evidence?
Urizenus: Are you sure it was from them?
Urizenus: Did you analyze the headers?
Galloway: Well.. I received more Virus’ from them.. But they would use different email names..
Galloway: They would put it was from geocities, or avgov or anything
Urizenus: how do you know the viruses came from them
Galloway: Because when I checked the properties, They tie back to Lydiabradleytso
Urizenus: what do you mean “when you checked the properties”
Galloway: Of the Virus, When I checked the information [properties] it said it came from lydiabradleytso@yahoo.com
Galloway: Let me rephrase that..
Galloway: It Originated from that address
Urizenus: ok, so it was originally from her, but it spoofed email from either me or Mr-President.
Galloway: Correct
Galloway: simpresident@aol.com
Urizenus: Why do you think your Macafee Virus protection didn’t catch their trojans?
Galloway: I have no clue, Hadn?t updated it
Urizenus: ooops
Urizenus: I hate to say I told you so, but I warned you a couple weeks ago that they were after you.
Urizenus: One of my sources said that Mrs Bradley in particular wanted to get you.
Galloway: Well.. I knew they were after me, but didn?t take the time to think to update that
Urizenus: I think I told you to update. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20
Galloway: Simoleans are valued for real currency.. Which I can use against them, Because they took simoleans from me, which is theft
Galloway: This Law suit will be big
Urizenus: you are going to file a lawsuit against them?
Galloway: Sure am.. My mom is talking with EA, so she will have the source
Urizenus: Do you have a lawyer?
Galloway: $6,000 a visit one..
Galloway: lol
Galloway: EXPENSIVE $
Urizenus: I hope s/he is doing this pro bono
Galloway: SHE
Urizenus: since your losses in game money will be less than $1000
Galloway: But, I could make more then $1000.
Galloway: A Federal offense..
Galloway: That is theft..
Urizenus: That doesn’t mean you recover more than you lost.
Galloway: 6 Size 8s .. 4 Gnomes.. 2 Simmys.. and 1 Pink Poodle
Galloway: And 6 Million+
Urizenus: Are you going to sue for psychological trauma etc?
Galloway: My mom is suing for everything she can.
Urizenus: Will you also be suing EA?
Galloway: No.
Urizenus: Why not, there is precedent for that with the Chinese case.
Galloway: I will be suing them.. Get their credit card banded from EA and MAXIS
Urizenus: Right, but isn’t EA partly culpable too? The Bradleys have been boasting about hacking accounts here for months and EA has done nothing about it.
Galloway: True..
Urizenus: Look don’t say anything yet. …
Galloway: We will find out in court
Urizenus: Just have your lawyer look into the Chinese case
Urizenus: there is precedent for suing a game company for not protecting your in game assets against hackers
Urizenus: Have you spoken to the Bradleys since the event?
Galloway: I just recently spoke with Alfred Bradley
Urizenus: what did he say?
Galloway: [here is the convo]
galloway04_av: We are filling a lawsuit.
alfredbradleytso: for…
galloway04_av: Hacking
galloway04_av: Also..
alfredbradleytso: Who, Fans?
galloway04_av: The alphaville.us.tc
galloway04_av: That isnt me.
alfredbradleytso: What are you talking about, the alphaville.us.tc? Please explain.
alfredbradleytso: I am at a loss here.
galloway04_av: It says Im some old lady.
alfredbradleytso: Listen seth, I don’t make those stories, I just post them.
galloway04_av: Who made the story? You or Lydia?
alfredbradleytso: You will have to talk to Felicia about that.
alfredbradleytso: Felicia Skankwell in BF
galloway04_av: Another thing..
alfredbradleytso: She e-mail it to me.
galloway04_av: I seen you stole my capitol.
galloway04_av: In CC.. I have another sim lurking..
alfredbradleytso: No.
alfredbradleytso: You don’t have a capitol
galloway04_av: Already spoke with EA.. They tracked the IP
galloway04_av: They checked the IP that logged in my sims.
alfredbradleytso: I don’t play in CC silly.
alfredbradleytso: Maybe someone loned my sim.
alfredbradleytso: *cloaned
alfredbradleytso: You all can’t automatically some to me for hacked accounts.
galloway04_av: Actually, I can.
alfredbradleytso: There are others you know.
galloway04_av: Federal Offense .. Hacking .. with the IP which clearly states it was from your computer
alfredbradleytso: No.
galloway04_av: Yes.
galloway04_av: I hope you have a good lawyer.
alfredbradleytso: Stupid, don’t you think I am smart enough to use an ip scrambler?
alfredbradleytso: duh
alfredbradleytso: this is like speds 101
galloway04_av: So you hacked it?
alfredbradleytso: haha your right, I did get into your account when you opened the virus i sent you in your email!!!
alfredbradleytso: no
alfredbradleytso: but i do have a scrambler
galloway04_av: Yes..
galloway04_av: Wait!
galloway04_av: Who runs the old woman in CC..
alfredbradleytso: what?
galloway04_av: It clearly states, that I run her
alfredbradleytso: Seth, comeon, what motive do I have?
alfredbradleytso: Your not even the president
galloway04_av: Yes.. I am.
galloway04_av: But answer
alfredbradleytso: ohyea
alfredbradleytso: duh
galloway04_av: Who runs the sim named Omega Hartferd or Hartford whatever?
alfredbradleytso: i dunno, i think it said on felicia’s sotry. i dont read that crap
alfredbradleytso: it at tabloid
galloway04_av: Felicia Skankwell Does she Hack?
alfredbradleytso: maybe, i ont know her too well
galloway04_av: There is not Felicia Shankwell in BF
alfredbradleytso: yea
alfredbradleytso: blonde hair
alfredbradleytso: lepard outfit
alfredbradleytso: she looks like a skank
galloway04_av: How do you know her?
alfredbradleytso: We met at a shop.
alfredbradleytso: She said she was Lead Archetict’s wife
galloway04_av: So you have a sim in BF?
alfredbradleytso: my wife does
galloway04_av: Lead Archetict is a clone
alfredbradleytso: i know, but she is supposedly his wife
galloway04_av: Well.. In the story it says Im the old woman, I didnt give the picture to you.. So you had to hack someones account to get that
BUZZ!!!
alfredbradleytso: i didnt write the story
alfredbradleytso: talk to her
galloway04_av: Does she have YAHOO?
alfredbradleytso: actually, that picture is just her sim page
galloway04_av: What?
alfredbradleytso: you can pull up anyones sim page
alfredbradleytso: it doesnt mean she hacks
galloway04_av: Yes, but she dont live there unless she is the old woman, because in the description.. It will let her type
alfredbradleytso: oh yea
alfredbradleytso: thats true
alfredbradleytso: maybe the old lady sent her a screen shot
galloway04_av: Then why does it say Im the old lady, I know If i was I wouldnt send it
alfredbradleytso: i told you, its a TABLOID
alfredbradleytso: the stories arent always true
galloway04_av: Tabloid huh? Where did the picture come from?
alfredbradleytso: felicia sent it with the text copy
alfredbradleytso: i have to go now
galloway04_av: This will be in court.. Have a good day
alfredbradleytso: keep up the search i guess
Yahoo! Messenger: alfredbradleytso has logged out. (5/10/2004 9:00 PM)

Urizenus: Did you see what Mrs. Bradley posted on the AVH today?

OMG!!!! NO WAY! OH GOD HELP ME! SETH PLEASE I’LL DO ANYTHING VEN GIVE YOU YOUR $12,000,000 BACK!!! JUST DONT DO ANYTHING STUPID.

Hahaha

With love-Mrs Bradley

Posted by Mrs President Bradley at May 10, 2004 08:28 PM

Urizenus: Thanks Seth. This one is to be continued, I guess.