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Foxfyr
12982 posts
08-09-2012 11:52pm
Blizzard has announced a security breach but it doesn't sound like the end of the world.
Stranger
1533 posts
08-10-2012 3:58am
Blizzard has announced a security breach but it doesn't sound like the end of the world.
It's kind of a big deal actually.
'The unauthorized access included email addresses associated with Battle.net accounts in all regions, outside of China. Additional information from accounts associated with the North American servers (which generally includes players from North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia) was also accessed, including cryptographically scrambled versions of passwords (not actual passwords), the answer to a personal security question, and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators. It's important to note that at this time, Blizzard does not believe this information alone is enough to gain access to Battle.net accounts.'
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/securityupdate.html
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/pressreleases.html?id=6940026
http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/08/09/2349212/blizzard-says-battlenet-has-been-hacked
I know everybody here is using an authenticator, but go change your passwords and be on alert -- email addresses, personal security questions, authenticator information. People without authenticators are screwed. People with authenticators...well, let's hope that "information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators" doesn't mean serial numbers, because if I remember correctly, all you need to remove an authenticator from an account is its serial number. If they've got all the account information including personal security questions and the authenticators' serial numbers...
...well, Blizzard has one hell of a mess on their hands.
Also, hi.
It's kind of a big deal actually.
'The unauthorized access included email addresses associated with Battle.net accounts in all regions, outside of China. Additional information from accounts associated with the North American servers (which generally includes players from North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia) was also accessed, including cryptographically scrambled versions of passwords (not actual passwords), the answer to a personal security question, and information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators. It's important to note that at this time, Blizzard does not believe this information alone is enough to gain access to Battle.net accounts.'
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/securityupdate.html
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/pressreleases.html?id=6940026
http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/08/09/2349212/blizzard-says-battlenet-has-been-hacked
I know everybody here is using an authenticator, but go change your passwords and be on alert -- email addresses, personal security questions, authenticator information. People without authenticators are screwed. People with authenticators...well, let's hope that "information relating to Mobile and Dial-In Authenticators" doesn't mean serial numbers, because if I remember correctly, all you need to remove an authenticator from an account is its serial number. If they've got all the account information including personal security questions and the authenticators' serial numbers...
...well, Blizzard has one hell of a mess on their hands.
Also, hi.
