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    Bah made a mistake and went to the wrong wowheroes website. One of them has a keylogger attached to it. I tried to log in and they attached an authenticator to my account and basically sucked me dry. I was still a new lvl 80 team so they didnt get much, around 15k in gold and alot of enchanting mats. So I change my password and regain my account and call Blizzard right away (well waiting for a rep for 55 minutes). I get a nice guy named Mike W. he is really cool says he is notating my account and they will investigate it and get all my stuff back. Attached is the email he sent after our conversation.

    Hello Jon,

    This e-mail information is provided to you as a courtesy from our support staff, to follow up on your request for assistance. Please note that we do not disclose personal information to third parties.

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    You are receiving this email as you had expressed that the password was changed without your knowledge and/or concern that the account might have been affected in a detrimental way. Below is information that should be useful to assure your computer's security and to assist with any related in-game issues on the account.


    COMPUTER AND ACCOUNT SECURITY:

    In a case where you believe the account has been accessed by an unauthorized party, we would like to suggest that you review the following pages for various security awareness tips:

    - Security Checklist: http://us.battle.net/security/checklist.html

    - Types of Account Thefts: http://us.battle.net/security/types.html

    For additional security tips and information, please visit the following sites:

    - Account and Computer Security: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30794

    - What to do if the Account Has Been Compromised: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30796

    - Account Security and Recovery FAQ: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30791

    - Email Address Security: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30814

    Add a Battle.net authenticator to the account and receive an exclusive Corehound pet! Information about this security device can be found here: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/BLIZZARDAUTH.


    UNAUTHORIZED PAID SERVICES:

    If any paid services (for example: Paid Character Transfer, Faction Change, etc.) were performed without your authorization, please visit this page, http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30808, choose the proper webform, and report the issue.


    CHARACTER MISSING OR MISSING ITEMS:

    If you login to the game and find that characters are missing items or have been deleted, please submit a ticket to the Game Masters in-game using the following procedure:

    1) Log into the game with the affected character. If this is not possible, log into the game with an alternate or new character (preferably on the same realm).

    2) Press the "Help request" button. This is the red "?" icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

    3) Click "Talk to a GM"

    4) Click "Open a Ticket"

    5) Enter a detailed description of the issue. Be sure to include the character and realm name(s).

    6) Press the "Submit" button.

    Once you have submitted the information, you will see a notification in the top right section of your screen indicating that you have an open ticket. A GM will contact you directly in-game in the order that your ticket was received. If you are not online when a GM responds to your ticket, an email will be sent to the registered email address.


    ACCOUNT SUSPENSIONS OR CLOSURE:

    If the account has been temporarily suspended, locked, or closed due to the recent compromise, please contact the Account Administration department via the registered email address for further assistance. You can email them at wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com. Please allow them some time to reply, as all claims are reviewed and processed in the order they are received.

    If you have additional questions or concerns, please reply to this email. If you would rather speak with a representative directly, please contact Account and Technical Services. Our contact information can be found by clicking the Customer Support link below.

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    Regards,

    Mike W.
    Customer Services
    Blizzard Entertainment
    www.blizzard.com/support
    So I am thinking in a couple days I will get my stuff back.Well today I come home to 3 emails out of the 5.

    ***Notice of Account Closure***

    Account Name: ********

    Reason for Closure: Terms of Use Violation -- Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy

    This account was closed because one or more characters were identified exchanging, or contributing to the exchange of, in-game property (items or gold) for "real-world" currency. This exchange process negatively impacts the World of Warcraft game environment by detracting from the value of the in-game economy.

    Even if this behavior is the result of a third party accessing the account instead of the registered user (for example, a friend, family member, or leveling service) then the account can still be held responsible for the penalty because of the impact it had on the game environment.

    We've found the above behavior is many times directly related to groups responsible for compromising World of Warcraft accounts; we take these issues very seriously. To better understand our position against exploitative activity and the risks involved, please review this article: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/antigold.html

    The exploitative activity that took place on this account violates the World of Warcraft Terms of Use. We ask you take a moment to review these terms at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html. Any recurring subscriptions on this account have been suspended to prevent further monetary charges.

    For any disputes of this action, please visit the Exploitative Activity FAQ and Contact page here: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/exploitfaq

    Regards,

    Blizzard Entertainment
    www.worldofwarcraft.com
    So I try calling back and get the automated message saying they are open but too busy to answer and try calling back another day.
    I sent an email but I guess WOW is out of the question for at least a couple of days.
    Team 1: 80 Warrior,80 Mage, 3x 80 Shaman
    Team2: 50 Prot Pally. 4x 50 Ret Pally
    Regulars Completed: All But HOR,POS,FOS,
    Herioc's Completed: Gundrak,DTK, Nexus, COS, UP, HOS,HOL,COS,Nexus,Occulus,

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    Ouch, you too? I got hacked/banned w/e last night apparently, I've been on hiatus from wow for a month now, 3 accounts expired last month, and the last two expired this week. Got home from work today and my wife says "uhm, all 5 of your guys logged in today and cleaned out their banks/inventorys".. Rofl. So yea, in the same boat, authenticator and everything. I don't know how/where they got ahold of my account info, I don't surf dubious websites, have yet to "login" to a fake site, all up to date anti-virus, spybot./adaware, etc. So I'm at a loss for how they got my info. Blizz rep told me that theres been a literal explosion in account thefts in the last few weeks though. Meh, I'm guessin its either a) an inside job, or b) someone is doin some serious packet sniffing on a router or something a few hops away from login server, rofl.

    ~10 hours to get through to blizz on the phone though... best of luck to ya

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fursphere View Post
    Call Blizzard. They'll get it sorted.
    And since you are a multi-boxer there is a good chance they will send you your own authenticator for free (happened for my friend)
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    I hope they restore everything to what I had before. I am more of a casual player, log i do 1-3 instances log out etc. It takes alot longer to get the things I had so will be a bummer if I get a "care package" that I have heard some people get when this happens. My warrior was far from "uber" but he had 36k unbuffed and was progressing pretty nicely.
    Team 1: 80 Warrior,80 Mage, 3x 80 Shaman
    Team2: 50 Prot Pally. 4x 50 Ret Pally
    Regulars Completed: All But HOR,POS,FOS,
    Herioc's Completed: Gundrak,DTK, Nexus, COS, UP, HOS,HOL,COS,Nexus,Occulus,

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    The "care package" is an optional quick restore.

    You either take the "care package" or wait the days/weeks to have all of your gear restored.
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    Protection Paladin (80) : Elemental Shaman (80) : Arcane Mage (80)
    Combat Rogue (80) : Cat Druid (80) : Elemental Shaman (80)

    Restoration Druid (72) : Elemental Shaman (70) : Discipline Priest (67)
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    Let me get this clear.....neither of you had an authenticator on your account? nuff said
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    Yeah, IMO cata should require authenticators, or even be included in the box.

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    Let me get this clear.....neither of you had an authenticator on your account? nuff said
    While this comment has validity. I have been playing MMOS for many many years(starting with Beta for Everquest) and have never had to have an authenticator before. I am the only person who uses this computer. I only use it for WOW( I use my work computer for email, facebook etc), and I run a virus scan every other day.

    That all being said I did make the mistake of checking wowheroes by a recommendation from a friend and as careful as I am I got a virus and a compromised account. I havent decided if I am going to get an authenticator or not even now. I will just have my laptop up and use that to check websites for WOW information.
    Team 1: 80 Warrior,80 Mage, 3x 80 Shaman
    Team2: 50 Prot Pally. 4x 50 Ret Pally
    Regulars Completed: All But HOR,POS,FOS,
    Herioc's Completed: Gundrak,DTK, Nexus, COS, UP, HOS,HOL,COS,Nexus,Occulus,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manben View Post
    While this comment has validity. I have been playing MMOS for many many years(starting with Beta for Everquest) and have never had to have an authenticator before. I am the only person who uses this computer. I only use it for WOW( I use my work computer for email, facebook etc), and I run a virus scan every other day.

    That all being said I did make the mistake of checking wowheroes by a recommendation from a friend and as careful as I am I got a virus and a compromised account. I havent decided if I am going to get an authenticator or not even now. I will just have my laptop up and use that to check websites for WOW information.
    Why not get an authenticator man? You said you might not even get one now after all you've been through this week
    They're only 6-7 bucks with free shipping&handling and if you got all your WOW's on one account covers them all.

    If you'd had an authenticator on they couldn't have got into your WOW & cleaned you out even if they had your password. It's like a last a last line of defense if you've been compromised. It just takes one misplaced click to be keylogged no matter how careful you are.

    You also said you run a virus scan every other day. Are you also running an anti malware program such as Ad-aware or Spybot? Gotta have both really.

    It doesn't matter how long you've played games or other games. No game in its history is being keylogged like WOW is today because it is a multi million $$ business hacking people/taking their items/selling WOW gold for real $$$. The hacking of EQ and whatever other game is not nearly as wide spread.

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