Happened in Craglorn PC NA. As soon as it appeared, everyone in zone lashed out and reported them. I saw a post where Gamemastwrs were activly in the game, and i've noticed known bot hotspots empty…
This got worse. The spammer continuously repeats a message so large that you can't scroll up to ignore the name at all. Zone chat is now completely worthless.
Ok, the program you're talking about is a brute-force attack. They are almost never used anymore, because too many login attempts in a short time locks your account. It's just not efficient.