Darknet Diaries

Ep 7: Manfred (Part 1)

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Dec 1, 2017
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Manfred's Start With Bots

  • Manfred used a bot to automate his EverQuest character to get banned and force himself to quit.
  • This was his first step into hacking online games, leading to an epic gaming story.
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Name Change by GM

  • Manfred's original gaming name 'huckchop' was changed by a GM to 'manfred' because the original was inappropriate.
  • The name manfred stuck and became his long-term gaming identity.
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Mastering Game Packet Hacking

  • Manfred became an expert at reversing MMO game protocols and exploiting integer overflow bugs.
  • He analyzed and manipulated the packets between client and server for exploits.
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