Hackers, Lovely aren't they?

#1 - Sept. 20, 2012, 10:03 a.m.

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GaileGray

#13 - Sept. 20, 2012, 8:12 p.m.

Renegadeimp.8439:
Anet hasnt gotten “hit”. Your own security has lapsed. If arenanet had been compromised, its pretty certain that out of 2 million + accounts, a couple of thousand at best were compromised.

What you are seeing now is no different than in any other MMO. Just because its happened to you is the reason it seems to be rampant. It even has it’s own name. Red car syndrome.

Thank you for understanding and for stating the case so clearly.

I encourage everyone to read Mike O’Brien’s new blog post on the subject of security and take the recommendation and our new practices to heart!