Hacked account advice

[nissen]

If you havent shared your account , you either got hacked by a man in the middle while reading forums or you got a keylogger on one of the machines which you either read forums on or on you wow computers. i would advice you to get a authenticator , even tough a keylogger snatches your password and code it will only be available for them in 30 secs.

[Babysir]

This is why its very important to have an authenticator already on your account. Sure it can be an annoyance at times, but the added security outweigh the any annoyance. Even if you have 5 seperate battlenet accounts you can use the same authenticator on all 5.

[Ñightsham]

This is why its very important to have an authenticator already on your account. Sure it can be an annoyance at times, but the added security outweigh the any annoyance. Even if you have 5 seperate battlenet accounts you can use the same authenticator on all 5.

Agreed!
I'll b getting that asap.

[Ñightsham]

If you havent shared your account , you either got hacked by a man in the middle while reading forums or you got a keylogger on one of the machines which you either read forums on or on you wow computers. i would advice you to get a authenticator , even tough a keylogger snatches your password and code it will only be available for them in 30 secs.

I'm very pro-active on security and as an ironic twist to this I had recently reported 2 different in-game messages sent to me about "so-called" get your xmas free mount or whatever, that I had sent those sites to blizzard reporting the offending website. The thing is, I didn't access that site on my WoW computer (I only play/MB from 1 computer) I accessed it from a seperate computer and the only commonality is that they are on the same LAN.

I agree with you totally, keylogger or a middleman, though the latter seems remote. I'll do a full scan again when I can, in the meantime I'll play from the Macbook

[thinus]

The thing is, I didn't access that site on my WoW computer (I only play/MB from 1 computer) I accessed it from a seperate computer and the only commonality is that they are on the same LAN.

They got into your email account and reset the password of your account via the Blizzard lost password tool. This means your email account was compromised, not your Battle Net account. Where and how you log into WoW is irrelevant, it is how and where you log into your email account.

[MageMe]

They got into your email account and reset the password of your account via the Blizzard lost password tool. This means your email account was compromised, not your Battle Net account. Where and how you log into WoW is irrelevant, it is how and where you log into your email account.

Agreed, that is why I do not use my reg email for wow..I use one that is not connected to my reg email in any way shape or form, (friends, sites that require an email to register etc)and I use my wow email for wow only. This way if I desire to register to a site, then my wow email is not compromised.

[Maxion]

I'm very pro-active on security and as an ironic twist to this I had recently reported 2 different in-game messages sent to me about "so-called" get your xmas free mount or whatever, that I had sent those sites to blizzard reporting the offending website. The thing is, I didn't access that site on my WoW computer (I only play/MB from 1 computer) I accessed it from a seperate computer and the only commonality is that they are on the same LAN.

I agree with you totally, keylogger or a middleman, though the latter seems remote. I'll do a full scan again when I can, in the meantime I'll play from the Macbook

You actually went to the link they sent you. THAT is why you got hacked, because you went to it on any computer at all.

NEVER go to any link from any scam message, EVER. It's just not worth it even to see what it looks like.

[Ñightsham]

You actually went to the link they sent you. THAT is why you got hacked, because you went to it on any computer at all.

NEVER go to any link from any scam message, EVER. It's just not worth it even to see what it looks like.

I do routine testting of Anivirus & Firewall software, thus the reason why I went there.
Beta testing VIPRE Premium now.