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SteveO409 · Aug 9, 2012

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/securityupdate.html

Even when you are in the business of fun, not every week ends up being fun. This week, our security team found an unauthorized and illegal access into our internal network here at Blizzard. We quickly took steps to close off this access and began working with law enforcement and security experts to investigate what happened.

At this time, weve found no evidence that financial information such as credit cards, billing addresses, or real names were compromised. Our investigation is ongoing, but so far nothing suggests that these pieces of information have been accessed.

Some data was illegally accessed, including a list of email addresses for global Battle.net users, outside of China. For players on North American servers (which generally includes players from North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia) the answer to the personal security question, and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators were also accessed. Based on what we currently know, this information alone is NOT enough for anyone to gain access to Battle.net accounts.

-Mike Morhaime

Sponge · Aug 9, 2012

BlueWord · Aug 9, 2012

Oh shit.

Elginer · Aug 9, 2012

What the fuck, are you shitting me. Damn it Blizzard!

BlazingDarkness · Aug 9, 2012

lolblizzard

Rokam · Aug 9, 2012

GoofsterStud · Aug 9, 2012

>.>

So credit card information all but confirmed?

iNvid02 · Aug 9, 2012

i can see this:

"your account has been used for fraudulent activity - you have been permanently banned"

ClovingWestbrook · Aug 9, 2012

iNvid02 said:
i can see this:

lol yep

(._.) · Aug 9, 2012

Mike Morhaime

therapist · Aug 9, 2012

oof this is not good for WoW/ Diablo players...

Red UFO · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda · Aug 9, 2012

So between Sony, Xbox and now Blizzard my data has been compromised 3 times.

greatest gen confirmed.

your move Steam.

kinoki · Aug 9, 2012

This is why we can't have nice things.

DemiMatt · Aug 9, 2012

therapist said:
oof this is not good for WoW/ Diablo players...

Thank god I just play Dota 2.

Sober · Aug 9, 2012

Welp, I guess that's that.

CarbonatedFalcon · Aug 9, 2012

Welp.

darkpaladinmfc · Aug 9, 2012

So is this going to turn into the weekly D3 hate thread?

GoofsterStud · Aug 9, 2012

darkpaladinmfc said:
So is this going to turn into the weekly D3 hate thread?

No, this is F*** my information was stolen thread! I am sure Diablo 3 real life action didn't hurt.

B-Dex · Aug 9, 2012

What a joke Blizzard has turned into.

Fugu · Aug 9, 2012

iNvid02 said:
i can see this:

My account has been banned and unbanned for this twice. It's amazing how frequently battle.net accounts get compromised. I think that just having a battle.net account is a security risk.

throwawayname · Aug 9, 2012

RedNumberFive · Aug 9, 2012

darkpaladinmfc said:
So is this going to turn into the weekly D3 hate thread?

I think that's the plan.

spats · Aug 9, 2012

This is a bummer. Sigh.

JetBlackPanda · Aug 9, 2012

maybe I should unplug and just play board games.

who's with me.

strafer · Aug 9, 2012

Never been so happy living in the EU.

Suck it NA.

Thoraxes · Aug 9, 2012

I use a regular authenticator (not mobile or dial-in) and have mobile verification too. Not worried.

It's still pretty garbage though, that's for sure.

ubercheez · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
So between Sony, Xbox and now Blizzard my data has been compromised 3 times.

greatest gen confirmed.

your move Steam.

Oops.

balladofwindfishes · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
your move Steam.

hmm

Edit: OMG and it's the exact same link, what are the odds?

Derrick01 · Aug 9, 2012

Is it possible to shut down your account permanently? I'm not likely going to buy any Blizzard games in the forseeable future and already haven't used mine in a few years when I quit WoW.

It should be mandatory to offer an easily accessible way to close your account down for good. But then again that makes inflating numbers via PR statements harder.

Last Baron · Aug 9, 2012

I hope they clarify the bit about authenticators.

Theonik · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
your move Steam.

Steam also had its data compromised early this year iirc.
No-one is safe, delete your accounts, fuck the digital age etc

Cow Mengde · Aug 9, 2012

*grabs popcorn and subscribes to thread*

I am so glad I don't play many online games.

Painraze · Aug 9, 2012

I'm worried about my CC, but after Diablo 3 they can hack the shit out of my BNET account for all I care.

XANDER CAGE · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
So between Sony, Xbox and now Blizzard my data has been compromised 3 times.

greatest gen confirmed.

your move Steam.

Steam was compromised last year, I thought.

EDIT -

beaten with a crowbar

JetBlackPanda · Aug 9, 2012

ubercheez said:
Oops.

balladofwindfishes said:
hmm

Edit: OMG and it's the exact same link, what are the odds?

jbug617 · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
So between Sony, Xbox and now Blizzard my data has been compromised 3 times.

greatest gen confirmed.

your move Steam.

Steam was hacked late last year.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danieln...0/steam-hacked-newell-watch-your-credit-card/

B-Dex · Aug 9, 2012

They can brute force your legit pw or even reset it and then use their stolen info to gain access.

your email, the answer to the personal security question, and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators were also accessed

But we don't THINK they can do anything... LOL....

Daydream Sequence · Aug 9, 2012

Dammit Sony...wait who?

BlazingDarkness · Aug 9, 2012

'Don't want to be hacked? Get an auth...'

and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators were also accessed.

'Oh.'

Nibel · Aug 9, 2012

How the mighty have fallen

GoofsterStud · Aug 9, 2012

JetBlackPanda said:
maybe I should unplug and just play board games.

who's with me.

Dungeons and Dragon BBQ my place, Saturday.

XANDER CAGE · Aug 9, 2012

Also wow, the mobile dial-in stuff and security questions were accessed?

Do they mean "well they got it but it's encrypted" accessed or accessed accessed?

Kandrick · Aug 9, 2012

Fucking hell.

Toki767 · Aug 9, 2012

Glad I didn't give them my credit card info at least. Still, that's like how many million old and current WoW players?

Somnid · Aug 9, 2012

Thoraxes said:
I use a regular authenticator (not mobile or dial-in) and have mobile verification too. Not worried.

It's still pretty garbage though, that's for sure.

Your authenticator/password/whatever means shit when someone accesses the database. The is b.net profiles, not individual game accounts.

Last Baron said:
I hope they clarify the bit about authenticators.

Most likely exposed the authenticator seed.

Painraze said:
I'm worried about my CC, but after Diablo 3 they can hack the shit out of my BNET account for all I care.

CCs are probably encrypted. If it was done well it's not exposed.

Glix · Aug 9, 2012

I hate everything about EA and Activision.

vaelic · Aug 9, 2012

fucking companies and their shitty protection

Painraze · Aug 9, 2012

hmmm... i think i go through PayPal with Blizz, so I guess that's okay, right?

strafer · Aug 9, 2012

Well Blizzard are kind enough to say something, not like Sony who kept their mouths shut until weeks in.

Not cool.

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