We Have Been Hacked
As of the time of writing this we are out of today's round of "fight or flight" and in recovery mode. In short, we have been part of what we believe to be a targeted attack.
Our Patreon was briefly compromised. The hackers likely had access to your:
Name
Email Address associated with Patreon
Patreon Tier
No payment information was compromised.
They may attempt to use this information and impersonate us.
We do NOT send unprompted emails to Patrons.
We will NOT ask you personal questions, for your passwords, or payment information.
At the time of typing:
We hired an IT company who's working to get this under control before it gets worse.
We spent the last week freezing banks and credit, changing passwords, and filing a police report.
We have not been able to work on podcasts.
We have not slept.
The future is uncertain for us. We would like to believe that we are moving toward a solution. This incident very nearly ended our company, and now more than ever we appreciate your continued support.
Your friends and hopeful creators,
Travis & Kaitlin (the Fool and the Scholar)
And Eezo
Comments (46)
Terrible! Really sorry to hear this has happened. Fear not! I will always continue to be a patron and I appreciate your quickness in writing to us as supporters. I hope you all have had some good rest by now! ❤️
I suspect a shadowy Scandinavian mining corporation… seriously though solidarity to you and hope you are soon through the worst of it
Someone took the ending to the white vault a little too hard. Jokes aside who the hell would choose you guys to attack? Youre both super fucking chill and scratched a weird weird horror itch i cant even describe to people. Like the white vault, dead space, the thing, weird ancient like cuthulu like terror idk what to even call the genre. It was amazing and I hope whoever messed with your operation gets caught and burns for it.
Super supportive hugs! We stand behind you!
Glad to hear the professionals are taking care of it Get some rest.
Hey guys, my heart is broken for you. Do you guys need help, like money? My Patreon for y'all renews yearly, but you need help now. How can your fans help because you are both very important to us? I would like to help.
Supporting us on Patreon is honestly the best thing for us. We can coast into the end of the year, but knowing that we have a future, and a career after all of this is what we need most to move forward.
I’m so sorry this is happening to you. The devil does his works too. But this too shall pass. Keep your chins up. You have made a lot of friends here and we are here for you. If you need to vent, well we’re here for that too. We may be a little nosy, ok a lot, but we do care.
Good luck for the future, you've got this 💙💜💖
This is so awful and must be terrifying. Sending love and support xx
Do you have a way for supporters to make a 1 time donation to help? Sounds like the extra expenses are going to make the next few months extra difficult 😣
Buying merch in the meantime might help them too. Even if you don't play d&d5e, you could buy a copy of Unnatural Horrors and donate it to a local gaming club or something like that.
perhaps you could consider buymeacoffee.com instead of patreon? I have no idea about their security, fees, etc, but it may be worth looking into.
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That's rough, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting us know.
Not now, but when you are in a position to find out what has actually happened, and if you're comfortable with it would you be OK to let us know, so we can warn other people with audiodrama sites/patreons who might be targetted?
yikes, guys, good luck. Thanks for the heads up.
I know I already commented on your last post about this the other week but, I will definitely be staying on as a supporter and definitely take all the time y'all need to rest and recover from all of this. Really hoping that the IT company can get it all sorted out and maybe help you with further security down the road.
Big hugs!!! I’m so sorry about what happened to you all. I hope you are able to sleep and take a breath. Many virtual hugs!!
Sending all the support, happy thoughts and good vibes your way! I hope that you will be able to rest soon!
Oh gosh, I'm SO sorry that this happened to you guys!! This is absolutely awful! Sending all my good thoughts to you 💚
Thanks Lauren!
Holy shit...this is rough 😱 I hope everything will be sorted out...
This is brutal and heartbreaking. I seriously hope that the IT security team can help get you through and the authorities can take this seriously.
*big supportive hugs*
Well, there is certainly a special place in hell for someone who would do this to you both. I will be holding you in my heart. Be well and good luck.
Oh, crap. I hadn’t considered they'd gotten here too
Well that's crap, but not your fault. So was the breach Patreon or did they get into your system then bridge over? Either way not blaming you, just seeking clarity.
It was bridged over, and only our account. Sorry for the lack of clarity
I'm so sorry! That's terrible!
I will increase my Patreon pledge soon. You deserve to know your fans all have your back. I encourage other fans to do the same. Stay strong Travis and Kaitlin. And Eezo, stay fluffy.
This is awful, people who do these things are scum. Good luck and all the best getting back on your feet. ❤️
Oh no thats so scary! We have your back! Hopefully the person is found or at the very least everything is secured! 🫂
Oh damn, I thought only your socials had been compromised but it sounds like it was a lot more severe than that! Hope F&S will be able to recover everything, and don't forget to take care of yourselves ❤️
Oh, so I guess you're not going to send me the life sized guardian statue made out of solid black diamond as we discussed in the emails 😭 Sorry, I couldn't help myself.. hopefully you sort everything out. Losing you as creators would be tragic.
Was Patreon the company compromised, or was *your* Patreon account compromised?
Specifically our account was compromised. I updated the post to clarify and hope to make a larger post explaining what happened / is happening still
I'm so sorry. It does feel like the end. But have faith and courage. Do not let the bad guys win. Do what you have to do we will be waiting when you start up again. Blessings and light !!!!
Sending you all so much love. This will end, stay strong.
We hope that you get your sleep as well as peace and quiet back!
Yikes! Thabk you for comminicating with us and I sincerely hope the future starts tooking brighter. Y'all don't deserve this kinda crap.
Thats so scary, hopefully you all are keeping a level head and are doing alright, fingers crossed things work out
take as much time as you need to rest and recover from the sheer amount of stress this has caused you guys. hopefully the IT company is able to help get things sorted out soon and you guys can get back to life progressing in a somewhat more normal fashion again. please take care and be well. we'll still be here when you get back ❤️
I’m so sorry this happened! Hang in there! Our hope and best of wishes are with you!! 🫂
I’m so sorry to hear that this happened to you! I’m glad that no payment info was leaked, and I hope you’re all able to recover from this. Take all the time you need ❤️
So sorry to hear this, I hope you’re all doing okay and looking after yourself. Thank you for protecting us as much as you can. Best of luck for resolving things ❤️🩹