Target of suggestion: Prevent scripts from using the API to bypass the ability of Syscore MFG (SYS) stock benefit to make your bounties non-traceable.
The Syscore Benefit Block prevents your anonymous bounties being revealed by the Cyber Cafe 7* special "IP Tracing".
Issue: “bountiesplaced” and “totalbountyspent” (in personalstats)are public for anyone using the api. It’s possible to create a script to monitor these two stats on a large scale and matching changes to timestamps on anonymously received bounties, allowing the user of such script to narrow down the placer of an anonymous bounty down to the player behind the bounty. This mitigates the benefit of owning the SYS benefit block. There are several scrips in existence utilizing this flaw already.
Solution: Hide the value of “bountiesplaced” and “totalbountyspent” in the API if the player has the SYS benefit active.
The Syscore Benefit Block prevents your anonymous bounties being revealed by the Cyber Cafe 7* special "IP Tracing".
Issue: “bountiesplaced” and “totalbountyspent” (in personalstats)are public for anyone using the api. It’s possible to create a script to monitor these two stats on a large scale and matching changes to timestamps on anonymously received bounties, allowing the user of such script to narrow down the placer of an anonymous bounty down to the player behind the bounty. This mitigates the benefit of owning the SYS benefit block. There are several scrips in existence utilizing this flaw already.
Solution: Hide the value of “bountiesplaced” and “totalbountyspent” in the API if the player has the SYS benefit active.