Lotsa Diablo II Accounts Banned

There is some interesting news over at Battle.Net today, detailing the banning of 20,000 Diablo II accounts for exploiting a new hack:

Over 20,000 Battle.net accounts have been banned. All of these accounts were associated with 8,500 accounts using the “Chest Hack” that appeared in the user community over the past week. In addition to this hack’s effects on the player economy, its use directly affected the stability of Diablo II realms, causing a number of dramatic performance issues. This is in keeping with our commitment to provide the highest possible level of quality for our legitimate users.

-The Battle.net Team