Online accounts for Blizzard video games hacked
Since a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, hackers have managed to discover a weak link in Blizzard Entertainment’s Battle.net service, where it was successfully hacked with scrambled passwords and email addresses being revealed to the culprits as part of the consequences. Law enforcement bodies have been been contacted, and it goes without saying that Blizzard has already responded by launching an investigation into this matter. The hackers have managed to retrieve email addresses for users located outside of China for Battle.net, where some of the affected regions include North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. (more…) By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Kinect hacked to let you play World of Warcraft sans keyboard, Diablo 3 patch 1.0.4 outlined, developer blogs incoming,
Online accounts for Blizzard video games hacked
(AP) — The maker of video games such as "Diablo" and "World of Warcraft" is warning players that hackers have gained unauthorized access to some online accounts.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from Phys.org
Online accounts for Blizzard video games hacked, Fri 10 Aug 12 from AP
Millions of gaming account details are stolen in massive Blizzard hack
The account details of millions of online gamers have been stolen in a hack attack on games company Blizzard.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from The Independent
Blizzard Battle.net breach leaves user data exposed
Battle.net servers were attacked by hackers this week, Blizzard's CEO has confirmed.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from The Christian Science Monitor
HACK on Blizzard's Battle.net reveals email for World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo
The email addresses of gamers on the North American Battle.net server have been stolen by hackers in a huge attack that will impact World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo players.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from Daily Mail
Blizzard's Battle.net service breached
Online service players use for games including Diablo III and World of Warcraft has been breached.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from USA today
Millions hit in Blizzard attack
World of Warcraft maker Blizzard urges players to change their passwords after hackers steal a list of email addresses.
Fri 10 Aug 12 from BBC Technology
Blizzard announces Battle.net servers have been hacked
Mike Morhaime, president and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, posted an important security update announcement late yesterday. It seems a hacker managed to gain access to Blizzard’s internal ...
Fri 10 Aug 12 from Geek.com
Blizzard internal network compromised, encrypted passwords stolen
Blizzard has confirmed that their security team recently discovered their internal network had been compromised. The team says they quickly took steps to seal off access and opened an investigation ...
Fri 10 Aug 12 from Techspot
Blizzard says Battle.net Password Breach occurred, security compromised
Since a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, hackers have managed to discover a weak link in Blizzard Entertainment’s Battle.net service, where it was successfully hacked ...
Thu 9 Aug 12 from Ubergizmo
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