I got hacked

Actually there is a reason not to have an authenticator: can't log on at the same time with 5 chars from one battle.net account.

A common misconception people seem to have is that if they don't visit any websites they are not gonna get any malware/viruses. Just connecting your computer to the internet makes you vulnerable...

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Originally Posted by Kekkerer

Actually there is a reason not to have an authenticator: can't log on at the same time with 5 chars from one battle.net account.

A common misconception people seem to have is that if they don't visit any websites they are not gonna get any malware/viruses. Just connecting your computer to the internet makes you vulnerable...

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This is not a valid reason if you value your account over the 2.5 minutes to log in.

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Originally Posted by Svpernova09

This is not a valid reason if you value your account over the 2.5 minutes to log in.

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I'm gonna be a retard and say it depends on which route you prefer.

1. risk getting hacked, logg in directly and risk having to put some good effort/time in getting your stuff back.

2. be prepared and get an authenticator, and spend a minute every time you log in.

Be thankful it was your wow accounts and not your banking and investment accounts.

I've oftened wondered why they dont steal that info...

Hacking into Wow accounts, wont get the police after you unlike taking banking information.

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Originally Posted by Littleburst

I'm gonna be a retard and say it depends on which route you prefer.

1. risk getting hacked, logg in directly and risk having to put some good effort/time in getting your stuff back.

2. be prepared and get an authenticator, and spend a minute every time you log in.

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@ 2.: It's about 30 seconds to get a new code.
@ 1.: I'd just wish Blizzard would charge a good chunk of cash to restore all those accounts which aren't protected by authenticators. They are wasting tons of manpower/cash (money from each and every WoW player) to restore some "retards" (to quote you again) stuff who thinks it's cool to get hacked every now and then.

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Originally Posted by Klesh

@ 2.: It's about 30 seconds to get a new code.
@ 1.: I'd just wish Blizzard would charge a good chunk of cash to restore all those accounts which aren't protected by authenticators. They are wasting tons of manpower/cash (money from each and every WoW player) to restore some "retards" (to quote you again) stuff who thinks it's cool to get hacked every now and then.

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/agree :)

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Originally Posted by Shania

So what I want to know is how the fuck can my boxing toons get hacked, off clean pcs that are not accessing any sites other then wow, this 1, banking sites, etc. No malicious spyware, no viruses no nothing on any of the machines here, and we have 3 thats online.

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I don't know what virus checker you use but it may be worth reviewing if it's reporting no problems given the issues you've had. A few years ago I was using Norton and had a PC that had odd behaviour now and then, did all the usual things like virus checks etc to determine what the problem was which kept reporting everything was fine. I had done all kinds of things to try and fix it but to no avail, every now and then something odd would happen.

Anyway, long story short, I tried an alternative virus checker (Kaspersky) and it reported all kinds of issues with several viruses that Norton didn't see...I was horrified by it as I thought I was safe and clearly wasn't. I'm not a Kaspersky salesman but would recommend you try an alternative virus checker just to be sure nothing is on your PC.

Kaspersky is well regarded and offer a free 30 day trial...just for piece of mind it might be worth downloading for a one off virus check to see if there is anything lurking (or download any well regarded virus checker that isn't your current one).

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Originally Posted by Kekkerer

Actually there is a reason not to have an authenticator: can't log on at the same time with 5 chars from one battle.net account.

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Up to 30 seconds between logging in accounts is nothing, especially if you have multiple toons on each account that you do things with. While I'm "waiting" for login codes, I'm also getting my alchemy transmutes done on the accounts as they log in. Or pillaging my mailbox for sold auctions. Or reading a post here. Or checking the news. And it's certainly less time than I would sit around waiting for accounts to be restored.