Soon after, Ellernate-controlled accounts Pheedy and are17 were promoted to moderators and used their newfound authority to unban Minish. This would also result in Merely briefly leaving Roblox. The forums quickly became inundated with threads debating the events. Caleb244 allegedly took over Minish's account, and Minish purchased Merely's famous Domino Crown, which was Merely's personal favorite avatar shop item. Account Hacking and ControllingĪ suspected precursor to the incident was a forum discussion that devolved into an argument between Minish and Merely about money and Roblox's economy. In a 2017 Reddit comment, former Roblox moderator Gordonrox24 stated that 'It was nothing. ROBLOSECURITY cookie, the use of the warning banner, and unauthorized user promotions are all examples of.
Ellernate gained access by logging into an admin account on SiteTest3 (because not all admins were on the testing sites). The incident was thought to have begun when user Ellernate gained access to Roblox's admin panel by creating an account on SiteTest3 using a Roblox Administrator's Roblox username.Įllernate was responsible for the website's most notable 'hacking' on April 1, 2012.
