The bot had to stop
On 6 April 2021, the BB channel announced that BBPointBot had been stopped because of a bug. Half an hour later came the detail: a critical problem with Point Request. A fix was in progress.
That afternoon, another short update reported that the extra points from the hack had been removed. BBP had acquired a little more generosity than intended.
A positive number, please
The explanation arrived with a screenshot of the fix. According to the channel, the hack had been possible because negative amounts were not being checked.
The new validation required a positive whole number. The posted code also checked that there were enough points for the transfer. A transfer now had to start at one and stay on the sensible side of zero.
A title to remember it by
The person who found the bug received the status “BB-hacker”.
On 14 April 2026, the owner was still recalling a BBPointBot hack with “unlimited BBP”. His description: “legendary event” — with laughing emoji.
From the archive
The 2026 recollection does not name a year; the dated incident above comes from the channel’s April 2021 posts.
BB channel · 6 April 2021; owner’s recollection in the community chat · 14 April 2026
