A massively multi-player online game called EVE online was shut down by EVE Online’s owner, CCP, due to an anomaly in their database which indicated a potential exploit.

It was shut down for about ten hours on Friday. “While some may feel that such a drastic reaction was not warranted, it is always our approach to err on the side of caution in order to protect the players. We of course understand the effect and disruption this has had for our players and apologize for not having been able to explain to the community what was going on. In these cases it can often be counterproductive to containment to give out information while we are in the process of evaluating the scope of the problem,” said the chief operating officer.

Source: Register Hardware