It is reported that the boy used ID and password of a former NEXON employee. He used the software which from an illegal website to access the Mabinogi's servers last October. He successed at first time and then continue to get in-game money again and again. 

This hacking event has provoked a lot of discussion among the public, who are shocked that a gamer can even hack into an online game company's billing system. It is reported that Nexon Japan has set out to re-evaluate their servers' security system and has already established a 24-hour monitoring system.

  Recently, some Japanese media reported that a 16-year-old teen boy from Japan hacked the website of Nexon Japan and stole 36 million yen (325,000 Dollars) worth of game points used in Mabinogi, a popular MMORPG published in Japan by Nexon. But according to the report, the teenager originally wanted to have the dress worn by the princess.