#0 - Oct. 1, 2010, 2:52 p.m.
They want to know my surname and secret question.
Hack emails by BLIZZARD!
They want to know my surname and secret question.
#5 - Oct. 1, 2010, 3:33 p.m.
Q u o t e:
I've been getting hack emails from an email called "[email protected]" titled 'Battle.net Account - login validation'. Can you confirm that these are phishing emails? How exactly do they have a blizzard email in the first place?
Yes, these are phishing emails, Kimane.
These people really do not have a Blizzard email address. They can, however, make the email appear as though it is coming from Blizzard Entertainment when in actuality it is not. As Keriam mentioned this is called “spoofing” an email.
Q u o t e:
Silly question: what are headers?
Email headers will indicate where the email originated from as well as the originating email address itself. Email headers vary in appearance depending on the email provider but the information is relatively the same.
You may wish to review the following Knowledge Base article and reference it if you continue to receive questionable emails:
How to Identify Fake or Phishing Emails
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133
We also have quite a few examples of phishing emails we have received:
Fake E-mails from "Blizzard Entertainment"
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1
These examples may prevent you from a potential compromise in the future.