Theres an authenticator included with the CE and I assume it will be made available for the rest of us ASAP.
Theres an authenticator included with the CE and I assume it will be made available for the rest of us ASAP.
My HUSBAND got hacked, and he had an authenticator. We play together (well, when we played), he sits directly in front of me (our computer desks are back to back). We were both logging in, and I was waiting for him and asked him why he kept jumping on different characters - he then said "What are you talking about? I can't even log in, it keeps booting me" I told the guild to kick him and all his alts right then and there. Apparently it can happen - Bioware CS said they had been seeing more frequent happenings.
It's unlikely the account thief guessed your authenticator code. More likely you had a Man-in-the-Middle attack, where your info is first redirected to another PC before reaching it's destination. The thief got the code, didn't forward it, and used it themselves instead.
Since it happened while you were logging in for the day, I would check your computer. It's a more sophisticated attack, requiring a timely response by the thief (before the code expires), and doesn't seem to be as common though. Unless it was a bot logging through your husbands characters, scanning his account to estimate its worth.
Getting attacked with an authenticator is possible, but all the same, the other easier routes to steal an account are for the most part, closed at least (mainly key loggers).
I used to occasionally get virus's from WoW fan-sites and picture links posted and such. FireFox with all the options to block scripts & ads did wonders though. I trust some sites I deal with regularly, but when blindly going to someones link, or even a Google link, all those features are a blessing.
Most nefarious attack? Going to an educational site on Java classes recommended by Google, only to have a Trojan try to install itself .. /sigh .. even educational sites can have virus's.
Last edited by Karteli; 2011-10-20 at 07:00 PM.
Well.. Authenticator is 100% confirmed, for CE anyways. I assume they will be made widely available.
It seems there will be an info page about the authenticators coming soon. It's not up yet but when it's ready it'll be at:
http://www.swtor.com/info/security-key