Praise the sun! Dark Souls 3’s PC servers are back up - The Verge

FromSoftware initially took the PvP servers for PC versions of its Souls games offline to address a malicious exploit in late January. Service to these aspects of the games is finally being restored, starting with Dark Souls 3.

According to tweets from FromSoftware Player Support and the official Dark Souls Twitter account, the PC servers for Dark Souls 3 have been restored after being taken offline since early January. The servers were initially disabled by FromSoftware to prevent a malicious remote code execution (RCE) exploit that allowed hackers to take control of players’ computers. FromSoftware has been working to patch its servers and restore service ever since, and it seems that for one game, the time has finally arrived.

FromSoftware took action soon after the exploit popped up during a Twitch stream that went viral, drawing attention to the bug. The developer disabled PVP servers for Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2, and Dark Souls Remastered beginning on January 23rd, in addition to patching the community-made anti-cheat mod Blue Sentinel to protect against this vulnerability.

Online features for the PC version of Dark Souls III have been reactivated.We are working to restore these features for all other #DarkSouls titles and will inform you when they are back in service.Thank you once more for your patience and support. pic.twitter.com/XHiCZDEANC

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/25/23321483/dark-souls-3-pc-pvp-servers-rce-exploit-restored

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