Authenticator / account hacked

#0 - Oct. 25, 2010, 8:58 p.m.
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hi my brothers account has been hacked again, and a authenticator has been put on the account

character name: Dubstep
realm: Barthilas

#4 - Oct. 25, 2010, 9:28 a.m.
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Q u o t e:


His email's probably compromised, and/or he's fallen for a phish, most likely.

Either way, it appears he didn't take the necessary steps last time to prevent it from happening again.


If they added an authenticator his email IS compromised. He does need to followup on this so that when he comes back his account will be as intact as possible.

But first, he needs to be certain of his system security - and his email is absolutely compromised if they added an authenticator.

This sticky may be useful.
Account Recovery Form
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26859148968

You may also want to look into getting an authenticator for your account. It's no substitute for good security habits, but it will help keep them out of your WoW account.

Blizzard Store
http://us.blizzard.com/store/browse.xml?f=c:6

Mobile Authenticator
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=26109