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Tyree
Profile Joined November 2010
1508 Posts
August 10 2012 08:58 GMT
#281
I was baffled when people slammed Sony when the PSN thing happened, claiming that Sony didnt know what they were doing and how every other company knew better.

Yet its only a matter of time before someone breaches even Steam, people are trying on a daily basis and one day it will succeed, thats just the nature of the beast.

★ Top Gun ★
HansK
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
249 Posts
August 10 2012 09:03 GMT
#282
On August 10 2012 17:58 Tyree wrote:
I was baffled when people slammed Sony when the PSN thing happened, claiming that Sony didnt know what they were doing and how every other company knew better.

Yet its only a matter of time before someone breaches even Steam, people are trying on a daily basis and one day it will succeed, thats just the nature of the beast.


http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/415207/hackers_probably_stole_steam_transaction_data_valve_says/

It happened already, afaik.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
August 10 2012 09:11 GMT
#283
ya the steam thing already happened

Chances are the blizzard security breach wont be a too big of a deal

Hopefully
dats racist
ChemBroTron
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany194 Posts
August 10 2012 09:13 GMT
#284
On August 10 2012 17:58 Tyree wrote:
I was baffled when people slammed Sony when the PSN thing happened, claiming that Sony didnt know what they were doing and how every other company knew better.


They actually didn't know what they were doing. Sony's security flaws were very, very bad. Not updating there servers for over 6 months? Not good, not good.
Hypemeup
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden2783 Posts
August 10 2012 09:16 GMT
#285
On August 10 2012 17:58 Tyree wrote:
I was baffled when people slammed Sony when the PSN thing happened, claiming that Sony didnt know what they were doing and how every other company knew better.

Yet its only a matter of time before someone breaches even Steam, people are trying on a daily basis and one day it will succeed, thats just the nature of the beast.



I thought Sony stored some of their information in plain text? ~~
SlaverR
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany87 Posts
August 10 2012 09:20 GMT
#286


Additionally, we'll prompt mobile authenticator users to update their authenticator software.


And since we got a situation of "fear" and "panic" ... LET'S EARN SOME MONEY! Well played Blizzard ....
sleeping is the cousin of death
nimbim
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany985 Posts
August 10 2012 09:22 GMT
#287
On August 10 2012 18:20 SlaverR wrote:


Show nested quote +
Additionally, we'll prompt mobile authenticator users to update their authenticator software.


And since we got a situation of "fear" and "panic" ... LET'S EARN SOME MONEY! Well played Blizzard ....


You can download and update the mobile authenticator software for free.
GabrielB
Profile Joined February 2003
Brazil594 Posts
August 10 2012 09:22 GMT
#288
On August 10 2012 17:54 multiversed wrote:
so i am looking for a way to change my security question and am not finding it online. does this require a phone call for all of my accounts? that is further disappointing if the case... i don't even remember the questions atm, let alone the answers.

http://us.battle.net/support/en/blog/6940803/Battlenet_Secret_Question_Answer_Reset_Service_Forthcoming-8_9_2012#blog

There's now way yet, but they are implementing it. I suppose it should be ready in a couple of days.
Ph4ZeD
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom753 Posts
August 10 2012 09:24 GMT
#289
On August 10 2012 18:20 SlaverR wrote:


Show nested quote +
Additionally, we'll prompt mobile authenticator users to update their authenticator software.


And since we got a situation of "fear" and "panic" ... LET'S EARN SOME MONEY! Well played Blizzard ....


The mobile authenticator apps are free, or have you not heard of smartphones?
DOUDOU
Profile Joined October 2011
Wales2940 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-10 09:25:52
August 10 2012 09:25 GMT
#290
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

not quite

change your damn security question instead

also, the SANS released a statement about the news
https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13870&rss


someone update the OP please
Feast | Grubby | Mvp | Polt | Fantasy | Last | MMA | forGG | Leenock | Soberphano | Scarlett cutiepie
skeldark
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany2223 Posts
August 10 2012 09:31 GMT
#291
On August 10 2012 18:25 DOUDOU wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

not quite

change your damn security question instead

also, the SANS released a statement about the news
https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13870&rss


someone update the OP please

You can not change that ^^
LOL, he suggest to enter SMS alert.
Prioblem: your data on blizzard got compromised
Solution: give blizzard more personal data
Oo
Save gaming: kill esport
DOUDOU
Profile Joined October 2011
Wales2940 Posts
August 10 2012 09:34 GMT
#292
On August 10 2012 18:31 skeldark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 18:25 DOUDOU wrote:
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

not quite

change your damn security question instead

also, the SANS released a statement about the news
https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13870&rss


someone update the OP please

You can not change that ^^

well good job blizzard
Feast | Grubby | Mvp | Polt | Fantasy | Last | MMA | forGG | Leenock | Soberphano | Scarlett cutiepie
multiversed
Profile Joined December 2010
United States233 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-10 09:36:09
August 10 2012 09:34 GMT
#293
as someone qualified to give advice on such matters, the faster you change the e-mail password associated to your battle.net account as well as your actual account password, the less chance you have to be compromised. if your account password and e-mail account password are/were unique, you were at very little risk to begin with.

if they were the same password, there was a small window of risk. if you have changed your passwords, that window is now closed. if someone does not have access to your e-mail account, your battle.net account cannot be stolen (in relation to this matter only.)
Team Liquid is the used the tampon of the starcraft community.
mostevil
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom611 Posts
August 10 2012 09:46 GMT
#294
On August 10 2012 09:26 nath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

as a programmer, yes.

As a programmer who's done cryptography work, it depends on the algorithm used. If its a properly salted non reversible algorithm then yes, but we don't know that... Plus It sounds like they may have used reversable encryption, so no. Change your passwords.
我的媽和她的瘋狂的外甥都
halfies
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom327 Posts
August 10 2012 09:46 GMT
#295
On August 10 2012 18:31 skeldark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 18:25 DOUDOU wrote:
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

not quite

change your damn security question instead

also, the SANS released a statement about the news
https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13870&rss


someone update the OP please

You can not change that ^^
LOL, he suggest to enter SMS alert.
Prioblem: your data on blizzard got compromised
Solution: give blizzard more personal data
Oo

well, tbf, that does seem to be a good short term solution to the problem. unless the hackers are good enough to hack your phone network and divert your texts, or actually steal your phone, it would work.
and since the data breach has been fixed, its not gonna get stolen again before blizzard fixes this shit, at which point you can probably remove it
DOUDOU
Profile Joined October 2011
Wales2940 Posts
August 10 2012 09:48 GMT
#296
On August 10 2012 18:46 mostevil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 09:26 nath wrote:
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

as a programmer, yes.

As a programmer who's done cryptography work, it depends on the algorithm used. If its a properly salted non reversible algorithm then yes, but we don't know that... Plus It sounds like they may have used reversable encryption, so no. Change your passwords.

even non reversible algorithms can have dictionaries
Feast | Grubby | Mvp | Polt | Fantasy | Last | MMA | forGG | Leenock | Soberphano | Scarlett cutiepie
Tom Cruise
Profile Joined July 2012
Denmark482 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-10 09:50:15
August 10 2012 09:50 GMT
#297
On August 10 2012 18:31 skeldark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2012 18:25 DOUDOU wrote:
On August 10 2012 07:38 Probe1 wrote:
So change your passwords. Got it.

(Before anyone says "Oh no Probe u sux at reading", cryptographically scrambled versions.. do you trust your account and information on that? Do you?")

not quite

change your damn security question instead

also, the SANS released a statement about the news
https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13870&rss


someone update the OP please

You can not change that ^^
LOL, he suggest to enter SMS alert.
Prioblem: your data on blizzard got compromised
Solution: give blizzard more personal data
Oo


eh. of course that's a good idea, the more personal information you give them, the better chances of recovering a lost account (in case that happens)
multiversed
Profile Joined December 2010
United States233 Posts
August 10 2012 09:50 GMT
#298
confidence only and always leads to failure in this industry. we don't gamble. ever. please change your passwords.
Team Liquid is the used the tampon of the starcraft community.
Maluk
Profile Joined August 2011
France987 Posts
August 10 2012 09:54 GMT
#299
I'm just wondering what exactly could the "hackers" do even if they catch my password ? I mean, if someone steals my account to ladder with it I won't be to mad, and aside from that what are the risks ?
ulan-bat
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
China403 Posts
August 10 2012 09:55 GMT
#300
On August 10 2012 15:12 pseudocalm wrote:
all accounts except chinese accounts.....i see

there is a specific battle.net for china

now you know
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