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Sorry, I didn't realise you were selectively defining "hacked" and "user information" in a way that didn't include things like their email address and security questions and answers being accessed as the result of a security breach.
To most people, that would be considered a hack and that would be considered having their personal information compromised.
Obviously he does because he has the basic level intelligence to realize that World of warcraft and the fast food market are not interchangeable.
Why do you use the word "fanboi" and "WoW user" every single post you make? It really just weakens any points you have because anyone can tell you're deeply biased(If it wasn't already obvious from your signature). Pretty sad.
I'd say 99.9% of the hack situations are the users fault. There are very rare cases of Bruteforcing, however that would have to happen to someone with something precious(Eg. a fuck ton of gold + rare items), even then it's rare.
Having a good Anti-Virus is your best bet against keylogging, my Anti-virus updates every day if there are new keylogging software out there that they have found. Also you can download a Key Scrambler program that will work 100% against Keylogging(as the program scrambles the key entries so if you were to type "hello", the scrambler would make it like "mcazi" and the Keylogger would read that).
Anyone with experience of the "internet" is wise enough to know what to click and what to not click, you must learn if you decide to run with Windows Firewall only.
First of all, off topic, second of all GW2 didn't reach over 10mill yet, so Blizzard is fine still (just had to add)
Now back to the third part of the hacking view, not sure I understood right, but heard rumors that it was a dumbass in the company that copied the details, not hacked.
And back to topic, buy an authenticator or not. Your choice, Blizzard offers the service relatively cheap atleast not worth bringing to court.
FOMO: "Fear Of Missing Out", also commonly known as people with a mental issue of managing time and activities, many expecting others to fit into their schedule so they don't miss out on things to come. If FOMO becomes a problem for you, do seek help, it can be a very unhealthy lifestyle..
I see you STILL can't accept facts (which BTW Surfd's post is nothing BUT facts) if they don't agree with your side of the argument, which you never had from the beginning.
Still think Blizzard is the only online service/website that should require AND give free authenticators out?
The amount of idiocy in this thread is mind-blowing. Why do people think Blizzard is on the hook for losing this lawsuit (not saying they won't pay the guy to shut-up because they know full well they won't recover court costs from him) but literally no other online company in the world is REQUIRED to use them, let alone give them out for free?
this is rather bull. The mobile version of the authenticator is free. The physical one you only pay for the materials it cost to make it.
And here is the kicker. you arent forced to get one...
If either company or company that sells their products never released any info, that would be right, but it's not.
The correct example would be: "At this time, we have no evidence that Obama is actually good for the country because his plan(s) take so long before we can start seeing results from it."
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If you follow the logic of those who think Blizzard is wrong and will be paying out millions from this lawsuit, it's simple because it's Blizzard and they offer an authenticator. That is literally the ONLY reason I have gathered from people in this thread.
They still can't comprehend that it's an additional layer of optional security to protect yourself. They would absolutely lose the lawsuit if they required authenticators but never made mention of you needing to buy them until you activate the account, but they don't.
I think this Benjamin Bell is a gold-digger and i hope he ends up with a huge bill for his attorney.
Maybe instead of buying authenticators just learn how to not open up a damn email from blizzard, buying gold or getting malware/viruses on your computer. And if malware/viruses is your problem, I hope you don't use credit/debit cards online or use paypal.
OT: That lawsuit isn't going to go anywhere.
Someone who must be new to the internet or very naive.
You can be perfectly innocent and get compromised. One keylogger. A malicious payload from an innocent looking site. It doesn't matter how well you think you can hide and be free from the junk, they will find a way to compromise your account. Through the backdoor or through the front.
Blizzard even suffered from the same before MoP. We were all required to change passwords in the mess.
So if Blizzard isn't safe, you're not going to be.
Authenticator is another lock on your account to prevent someone trying to break in, even if a keylogger was on your machine, they still need the numbers from the Authenticator to get in. No numbers Blizzard nabs them for suspicious activity (as they can't have dictionary attacks, either).
If you're thinking you're helping Blizzard, you are not. You would help Blizzard to fire it's legal staff who believes the price of doing business is keeping them fat, while hundreds of millions of gamers dollars goes up in smoke in legal fees. Help Blizzard using common sense.
From the #1 Cata review on Amazon.com: "Blizzard's greatest misstep was blaming players instead of admitting their mistakes.
They've convinced half of the population that the other half are unskilled whiners, causing a permanent rift in the community."
It's pretty much Blizzard's fault. The authenticator should be shipped with the product, or sent after an online purchase. It would actually be cheaper, since shipping is already built into the retail box. It's also half-ass security to use people's email address as the account name. Hacks went through the roof when they started that shit. They basically gave hackers half the equation, and a way to contact and phish for the rest. Wtf? Now, it's a video game... and it's their video game... so I don't agree with the lawsuit. If you don't like it, don't play. I just agree that their dedication to the security of accounts is complete and utter garbage.
So explain again, please, why it is appearently Blizzard's job to go above and beyond the call of duty to protect your account from compromises that occur on YOUR end of the computer? There are millions of people out there with Bnet accounts who don't have an authenticator, and have not been compromised. The vast majority of them don't have an authenticator because they dont want one. Why should they be forced to use what is currently an optional, increased form of protection, because a bunch of internet newbies fail at basic home computer security.
Plain and simple, beyond the existing basic protection of a Login and Password for your B.net account, Blizzard is not, and should not, be required to provide any other service. It is acceptable for multitudes of other online services, it is acceptable for Blizzard.
Protect your own bloody computer and stop expecting Blizzard to wipe your ass like an overprotective parent.
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Yeah, No. It is not Blizzards fault that you cant manage to protect your own computer. Stop expecting everybody else to clean up after your mistakes.
Also, it takes about 20 seconds in the Battle.Net account managment page to change the Email associated with the account, thereby generating a new Login name. 1 minute of work on Bnet and Gmail, and you have a new login, tied to a new Email, that has never been seen anywhere else online but the Bnet databases. Never use that email anywhere other then Bnet, and you have pretty much rendered your account theft proof from everything short of a keylogger running on your machine.
Last edited by Surfd; 2012-11-11 at 05:10 PM.