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Status update on current patch 4.0.1 issues
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Account Security Vrakthris (Blizzard customer service representative) posted a list of major issues people are coming across in patch 4.0.1, along with updates and...
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Blizzard introduces Dial-in Authenticator
Filed under: News items, Account Security If you do not have an authenticator or mobile authenticator on your account, Blizzard has just introduced an alternative. The Dial-in Authenticator, now...
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Gawker hack prompts Blizzard to issue password reset
Filed under: Account Security The hacking of Gawker websites earlier last week has prompted Blizzard to issue a security alert and emails requesting that certain users reset their Battle.net passwords....
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Win an iPad during Blizzard's Core Hound Pup Adoption Campaign
Filed under: Account Security Blizzard is kicking off a year-long Core Hound Pup adoption campaign and is giving away iPads for the best user-submitted epic screenshots of the Core Hound Pup in action....
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Blizzard posts new account security guide
Filed under: News items, Account Security Make no mistake: it really sucks when your WoW account gets compromised. Even with the speed with which compromises are handled by the support department...
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RSA security hack not affecting Blizzard authenticators
Filed under: Blizzard, Account Security Many people were quick to wonder and worry about whether the recent hacking of the RSA (the security branch of EMC) had the potential of harming Blizzard's...
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Breakfast Topic: Has your account ever been compromised?
Filed under: Breakfast Topics, Account Security, Guest Posts This Breakfast Topic has been brought to you by Seed, the AOL guest writer program that brings your words to WoW Insider's pages. Account...
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First Core Hound Pup adoption campaign winners announced
Filed under: Contests, Account Security, Cataclysm Blizzard's Core Hound Pup Adoption Campaign is giving players the chance to win an iPad as well as boost their own account security. In an effort to...
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iPhone Mobile Authenticator temporarily removed from iTunes store
Filed under: News items, Account Security Those players using the iPhone Mobile Authenticator in conjunction with their Warcraft accounts may want to note the latest news from Community Manager Lylirra...
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Battle.net authenticator process updated with smarter log-in detection
Filed under: Blizzard, Account Security A substantial updated to the Battle.net authentication system was announced today. Players will soon notice a change to their authenticator log on -- it just...
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Opt-out option incoming for recent authenticator security change
Filed under: News items, Account Security If you follow WoW account security, then you've probably heard about (or personally encountered) a recent change to the way Battle.net authenticator devices...
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Hacker groups tried to take down WoW ... and failed
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Account Security Given the recent hacking of major companies, could WoW be hacked? In an article posted today at Digital Spy, Lead Game Designer Tom Chilton replies...
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Blizzard releases customer support how-to videos
Filed under: Blizzard, Account Security As part of its continued fight against account hacking and account compromise, Blizzard's customer support department has started a YouTube channel dedicated to...
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Blizzard discusses Gold Selling and the Guardian Cub
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Account Security, Cataclysm It wont come as any surprise that the Guardian Cub has been somewhat controversial since it was announced. Now, Blizzard gives a...
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Reminder: Watch out for Mists of Pandaria beta invite scams
Filed under: Account Security, Mists of Pandaria Email notifications for the Mists of Pandaria beta have started arriving in people's inboxes -- and this means that we'll likely see an upswing in beta...
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How to replace a keyfob authenticator with a smartphone Battle.net authenticator
Filed under: Account Security I've had my authenticator for years. Taking the sound advice of persons wiser than me, I picked up an authenticator way before it was cool. No hackers or n'er-do-wells...
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You cannot get hacked by playing public games in Diablo 3
Filed under: Blizzard, Account Security, Diablo 3 After years of keyloggers and trojans from unsafe browsing, unsecured computers, or just plain bad luck, WoW players should be pretty used to the...
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Thousands of players banned in Diablo 3
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, Account Security, Diablo 3 You read that right: Several thousand suspensions and bans have gone out to Diablo III players using account hacks or bots or...
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Blizzard issues account security alert after Riot Games breach
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Account Security Not the first time we've seen something like this: Nakatoir of the EU community team posted this account security alert after Riot Games' EU branch...
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The day Fox's account got hacked -- and how you can learn from his mistakes
Filed under: News items, Account Security Ladies and gentlemen, hello. My name is Fox Van Allen. I've been playing World of Warcraft for nearly four years. And despite all I know and all my warnings...
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