Blizzard's Network Hacked

[KeyMaster45]

What aggravates me the most about this is that I had an e-mail account set up that was only tied to my bnet account so as to have a fool proof way of never falling victim to those phishing e-mails. (not that I ever would since they're all laughably fake) Now I have to go through the trouble of setting up a new one in anticipation of the high volumes of spam about to flood my previously pristine inbox.

This was bound to happen eventually though. The odds were just stacked against them that eventually one of the many hackers trying to get in would find a hole just big enough to fuck everyone over. Sad part is they'll never catch who did this and even if they do it will be far too late to prevent them from doing anything with the data.

 

[Charli]

I notice it says nothing about the keychain authenticators. Can we take that to mean that those of us with them are less at risk then the mobile authenticator users?

I can say with a straight face, yes.

*pats keychain*

 

[Fappy]

Ugh....

I'm getting really sick of these hackers. Someone needs to end these people.

I agree, I--- wait, holy crap I haven't see you around in awhile!

 

[Soak]

Reading the headline combined with the picture immediately resulted in a deep voice in my head saying "Hell, it's about time!" XD
Considering things like 100% security, an impenetrable fortress or an unsinkable ship are impossible, this had to happen eventually. I would like to say that Blizz and their policies kinda earned them that sort of attention for good, but unfortunately more friendly companies can be targets as well and the ones on the short end are the users.

 

[FalloutJack]

What's actually at stake here?

 

[LetalisK]

And because Blizzard is a company with a half decent PR department, this will be promptly buried.

 

[Beautiful End]

Eh, I don't play Blizzard games. Nothing against them, I guess, but I'm just not a PC gamer.

However, I gotta say I'm glad. Hopefully they'll improve their security.
It might be a bit out of topic but I keep getting these emails from Blizzard saying my account was under investigation or something because of botting or scamming or whatever. I don't have a Blizzard account for the reason listed above! I keep trying to reply to them to tell them to gtfo but when I try to do so, it takes me to the official Blizzard customer support page and asks me to login to contact them.

It kind of defeats the purpose, you guys!

 

[Twilight_guy]

My first thought... 'well some guy just got his WoW character liquidated'.

Blizzard's games have lots of money in virtual assets. It a shame to hear about them being hacked, but not surprising. In the same way I'm not surprised when a bank gets robed, I'm not surprised here.

 

[Brentpool]

Of course this happens on the day I renew my WoW subscription for shits and giggles....

 

[Lunar Templar]

But yeah, *sigh* get ready for a fresh wave of gold sellers/farmers on your realms. Sorry US.

doesn't bother me after i stopped playing D3, its pretty much an abandoned account

but i am getting tired of hearing this kinda stuff, and i hope these, and every other ass hat hacker like these twats get hit by a buss on principle

 

[Ashannon Blackthorn]

And because Blizzard is a company with a half decent PR department, this will be promptly buried.

Yes like how their CEO wrote a huge blog, and posted it to every conceiveable means of online communication Blizzard has. Yep, certainly buried.

 

[Dendio]

I'm tired of hearing company after company get hacked. If they want us to continue to use credit cards in confidence they need to protect our information!

 

[Easton Dark]

Ooo. I don't want to lose my ability to download Starcraft and Warcraft III.

Fix it, Bliz.

 

[Yureina]

My thoughts exactly. I'm just tired of hacking incursion after hacking incursion...

I wonder if it is the same people doing all of these hacks. For some reason, that would not surprise me.

I agree, I--- wait, holy crap I haven't see you around in awhile!

Hai.

I show up less than usual, but I still lurk around.

 

[MysticToast]

I'm tired of hearing company after company get hacked. If they want us to continue to use credit cards in confidence they need to protect our information!

Like they just left all the info out in the open.

When something like this happens, why does everyone always assume it's the company's fault?

 

[Atmos Duality]

So, the massive DRM network has become an equally massive security liability.
Glad I closed my account months ago.

 

[piinyouri]

Can't help but feel they deserve every last bit of this. (Not the people, just Blizzard.)

They tried to foolishly soothe everyone over the news of always online DRM and whatnot by promising on their mothers grave this exact thing wouldn't happen.


I can't help but smile a bit.

 

[Guffe]

This is the first time I've heard about Blizzard beeing hacked.
Either the really good hackers don't find them an interesting target or then they have a one hell of a defence. Either way, nothing important got "stolen" as far as they know yet so still not need for anyone to kill themselves.
But waiting 6-7 days to announce this, was that a mistake or a good thing to wait until they have liable information on what's happened? Because releasing immediately that they've been hacked could cause some chaos among the users?

 

[Caffiene]

First thing I think of when I hear "personal security questions were compromised" is the Wired article on the Amazon/Apple thing.

Id be more worried about my security questions than a password for a single account.

 

[The Human Torch]

Remember back when Blizzard was trying to convince us that turning Diablo 3 into a game that relied heavily on Always-On DRM would make the game more secure from hackers? And remember how they told us that Battle.net was just so secure and that there was no way that hackers could get in and interfere with your gameplay, even as numerous people reported that accounts were being hacked and relieved of items in Diablo 3?

Pepperidge Farm remembers. And so do I.

While I don't normally wish harm upon anyone and I feel very sorry for the poor gamers who has entrusted Blizzard with their information, I have to be honest: Blizzard deserves every last bit of this. They were the ones boldly proclaiming that Diablo 3 was the next step in hacker-free gaming, arrogantly presuming that their Battle.net system could not be hacked, and using the DRM as a platform to make more money through the Auction House. This is what kills good studios: steps towards money and away from quality.

Turn back now, Blizzard. You're going down a path that leads to EA-ism: a blind focus on corporate interests and money-making over quality assurance and putting care into your products. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny!

I agree completely with the above.

Blizzard essentially challenged hackers to try it. You do not go on on record by saying that your system is unhackable. I remember before every new console launch that the company behind it would say their system is completely secure.
Usually took 2 weeks before the first cracked consoles began appearing on the marketplace.

I am sorry, Blizzard, but I will be deleting my Battle.net account. Obviously you cannot protect my information and you never could. And while I realise that no system is ever 100% safe, your system boasts a lot of information, including a real money auction house.