Latest phishing scam
The latest phishing scam is an email titled "Battle.net Account – Password Change Notice" telling you that your password has been changed and if you did not make the change then you should visit the...
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Beware of Cataclysm Phishing Scams
With the recent announcement of the Catalysm alpha, users are warned not to fall victim to phishing scams.Be aware that if you receive an email inviting you to join the Cataclysm testing cycle then it...
View ArticleThe Armory Phishing Scam
The new and improved wowarmory has brought with it opportunity for scammers seeking to trick you into disclosing your wow game passwords. Check out the full coverage at wow.com on this latest...
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Blizzard Launches Battle.Net Security Site
Blizzard has launched their official security awareness page offering helpful advice on what you can do to safeguard your computer, how to spot scams, info on the adverse effects of buying gold, and...
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Adobe Flash Vulnerability Fix
Adobe has released a patch for the latest Flash vulnerability. Adobe Flash is used by the majority of browsers to display dynamic content on web pages. This vulnerability can potentially lead to...
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Authenticator hack - is your account still safe?
The big security news of the weekend is that Blizzard has confirmed a man-in-the-middle attack that is being used to hack accounts that are using an authenticator.Let me state up front that this is not...
View ArticleUpdate: Keylogger websites shut down
The main infection source of the recent anti-authenticator keylogger/trojan appears to have been shut down. The main places of infection - the fake site wowmatrixf._com and other associated fake addon...
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Kicking Goals in the World of Warcraft
Is a member of your family or close friend crazy about a game called World of Warcraft? Do they lock themselves in their room, playing the game for hours and refusing to take phone calls or talk to...
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WoW Phishing Domain Compendium
World of Warcraft phishing scams are becoming commonplace these days. I wrote an article last year which covered the anatomy of a WoW phishing site.To give you some idea on how widespread the issue is,...
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Beware 2010 Arena Tournament scams
Scammers are increasing their efforts with the recent announcement of the 2010 Arena Tournament. I am starting to see phishing emails that tell you all about the new arena tournament and provides you...
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MMO-Champion hacked
The team at the popular WoW fan site MMO-champion have announced that their site was recently hacked. What happened here and how can you best protect yourself against malicious code on legitimate web...
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Suffer mortals, as your pathetic password betrays you!
One of the things we often don't put much thought into is password selection. Usually it is a loved-one's name or an easily remembered string of characters. Unfortunately, a poor choice of password can...
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Phishers Ramp Up Their WoW Assault
Phishers have begun targeting the remote auction house and cataclysm betas in the latest wave of WoW account phishing spam.In the first example, unsuspecting users receive an email promoting the...
View ArticlePatch Your Flash!
Blizzard has released an advisory warning all players to update their Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 has a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to take control of your...
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ESRB mistakenly releases player email addresses
Many people have asked me how the bad guys get hold of our battle.net login id's - the same bad guys that inundate us with WoW phishing emails and do dictionary attacks on our battle.net logins.The...
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Blizzard steps up password education
Blizzard has stepped up its security education program, with a big emphasis on password security. Via both a game login message and a recent blue post, Blizzard stresses the importance of having a...
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Adobe Announces New Flash Vulnerability
Adobe Systems has recently disclosed a vulnerability in their Flash Player 10.1.82.76 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. The vulnerability allows the execution of code from a specially crafted PDF or...
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Guild Ranks To Include Authenticators
Image courtesy of WoW InsiderThe latest news from the Cataclysm beta program, via WoW Insider, is that guild masters have the option tp set guild ranks to require the player to have an authenticator on...
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Blizzard Adds Dial-in Authenticator
Blizzard has announced a new security service for US players called the Dial-In Authenticator."Similar to the Battle.net Authenticator and Mobile Authenticator application, the Battle.net Dial-in...
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Trust Me, I am a Security Pro
Everyone you talk to seems to have their own special advice on how to avoid having your game account hacked. Unfortunately, there is both good and bad advice given. While I normally blog about the good...
View ArticleTop WoW Phishing Scams for March 2011
I have established a WoW phishing honeypot and I see a lot of active phishing scams. I thought I would take the time to cover off the top two WoW phishing scams for March :#1 Titled "Too Many Attempts...
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Diablo 3 Beta Phishing Season Begins
The scammers are out in force with the recent Diablo 3 beta opt-in announcement. Phishing scams are very common around any Blizzard beta release announcement so it is time to be especially on your...
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Blizzard Confirms a Rise in Diablo 3 Hacks
Diablo 3 account compromises are currently happening and there are a string of accusations kicking around from the victims of these attacks. Fingers are being pointed at Blizzard and at each other.The...
View ArticleThe Great Battle.net Compromise
Blizzard has recently announced that their battle.net database, the database that holds all of their usernames and password for games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo, has been compromised:Some...
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Final Fantasy XIV ARR Account Hacked
Just over a month ago I went out and purchased Final Fantasy XIV - A Realm Reborn. I encountered some very concerning security issues and poor customer service along the way and recommend you think...
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