TalonBot
01-16-2010, 05:35 AM
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While it is certainly nothing new, it seems that you can't spit without hitting someone who has, or has had, a compromised account. These WoW account predators are getting more clever by the day, with using everything from keyloggers, sham contests, betas and security checks (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/10/you-are-not-invited-to-the-cataclysm-alpha/), to even grabbing an account and immediately attaching an authenticator to it. (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=22418707612&sid=1)
Now, any moderately-savvy internet user would just scoff, and say that they take all necessary precautions -- what's there to worry about? Fair enough, but what about those who, well, don't?
Blizzard has said time and time again about safe-guarding your account information, yet people still jump onto those fake Cataclysm betas and fancy new mount prizes. Make something idiot-proof, and they'll build a better idiot, eh?
That being said, what are you doing to protect your prized polygons? Do you have a good anti-virus (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html) installed? A malware scanner? If you don't have an authenticator, how come? It's only about the price of a grande Starbucks drink, and will provide a longer-lasting effect of happiness and joy to your life.
Discuss amongst yourselves!Filed under: Breakfast Topics (http://www.wow.com/category/breakfast-topics/), Account Security (http://www.wow.com/category/account-security/)
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While it is certainly nothing new, it seems that you can't spit without hitting someone who has, or has had, a compromised account. These WoW account predators are getting more clever by the day, with using everything from keyloggers, sham contests, betas and security checks (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/10/you-are-not-invited-to-the-cataclysm-alpha/), to even grabbing an account and immediately attaching an authenticator to it. (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=22418707612&sid=1)
Now, any moderately-savvy internet user would just scoff, and say that they take all necessary precautions -- what's there to worry about? Fair enough, but what about those who, well, don't?
Blizzard has said time and time again about safe-guarding your account information, yet people still jump onto those fake Cataclysm betas and fancy new mount prizes. Make something idiot-proof, and they'll build a better idiot, eh?
That being said, what are you doing to protect your prized polygons? Do you have a good anti-virus (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html) installed? A malware scanner? If you don't have an authenticator, how come? It's only about the price of a grande Starbucks drink, and will provide a longer-lasting effect of happiness and joy to your life.
Discuss amongst yourselves!Filed under: Breakfast Topics (http://www.wow.com/category/breakfast-topics/), Account Security (http://www.wow.com/category/account-security/)
Breakfast Topic: What are you doing to protect your account? (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/16/breakfast-topic-what-are-you-doing-to-protect-your-account/) originally appeared on WoW (http://www.wow.com) on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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