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WoWeekly: Trojan Hacks Authenticator Protected WoW Accounts

WoWeekly: Trojan Hacks Authenticator Protected WoW Accounts

Just the other day, I heard people talking in trade chat about how the Blizzard Authenticator was only good for getting the Core Hound mount. I was intrigued, since in my opinion, I think the Blizzard Authenticator was a good way of keeping your account secure. I thought they were just the usual whiney Azerothians who had nothing else to do but whine about how Blizzard is messing up the game in one way or another. But apparently, someone created a trojan that could actually intercept the authenticator codes and enable the hacker to change your password, empty your account and sell your stuff! How interesting! The trojan works the Read more »

WoWeekly: Remember to Keep Your Accounts Secure!

WoWeekly: Remember to Keep Your Accounts Secure!

One of my guild mates got hacked a couple of days ago. Unfortunately for us, she was one of the officers of our guild. Our guild bank ended up getting hijacked. The hacker was able to steal all our pots, flasks and food buff that we have been saving for months. And then we were left with a measly 20k gold. I’m not sure how much gold we had originally but I definitely think we had more than that in our guild bank. My guild mate on the hand had most, if not all of her toons (alts included) stripped down to the bone! And to think she was one Read more »