Blizzard Entertainment, which makes World of Warcraft, Diablo III and other games, has fallen victim to unauthorized access that exposed sensitive customer information to the Hackers.
Email addresses, answers to security questions and encrypted passwords linked to player accounts are believed to have been lifted by hackers.
The company learned of the intrusion on 4 August and decided to first investigate the problem and close the security holes before making the incident public.
“At this time, we’ve 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.” Blizzard president Mike Morhaime wrote.
"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."
Cryptographically scrambled versions of Battle.net passwords for players on North American servers were also taken, so players are advised to change their password.Moreover, if you have used the same or similar passwords for other purposes, you may want to consider changing those passwords as well.
