Hello Folks,

As you know Tip.It and Forum.Tip.It have been down most of October 11 and has just recently come back online. Tip.It's servers were unfortunately hacked and the only way to ensure user security and regain control of our servers was to shut down the servers until we can be completely confident that they are safe again.

As a result, it is likely that segments of our user database were dumped and are now in the hands of other people to use against your RuneScape account or other online accounts. The stolen data may or may not include usernames, password hashes, email addresses, IP addresses and any other information you may have provided on the Tip.It Forums. Please note that your forum password was absolutely NOT stored in plain text – but hackers can easily use what they have taken to decrypt your password in a matter of days. We are assuming the worst and recommending you take action now to ensure your accounts are all secure.

It is highly recommended to ensure that your password and email address used on Tip.It are NOT used on your RuneScape account and that you use a DIFFERENT password for all your valuable accounts, including your e-mail account. If you use the same password and/or email address on your RuneScape account, it is HIGHLY likely that your account will be compromised sooner or later. Don't take the risk - use a UNIQUE password and email address on your RuneScape account to insure maximum security.

We also highly recommend you beef up the security on your email address. Often times hackers can gain access to your email and wreak havoc by accessing any accounts tied into that particular email. A few tips to ensure email account safety:

• Don't be sloppy on your recoveries - make them as difficult to crack as your password. Random numbers, letters and symbols with mixed cases works beautifully!
• Delete old emails you have no need to keep - the less information stored in your email the better!
• Use two-step verification with your mobile device wherever possible - this is powerful tool to keep unauthorized people out of your email!

Tip.It's servers are once again entirely under the control of the Tip.It administration. Every effort is being made by the administration to restore normal service as soon as possible.

This is all the information available at this point. We will do our best to continue to update the community as much as possible through these difficult times. We appreciate your support during this rough time and we apologize for the inconvenience that this downtime causes to your game play.

Respectfully yours,

Tip.It Administrative Team