New Info regarding hacked accounts

[Melikar]

I found this new info posted by a Blizzard dev. I think everyone should read through it to ensure they keep their account safe. Especially with the most recent account hacks we've had:

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and Adobe Reader/Acrobat 9.x, and could potentially be used to target World of Warcraft players and accounts. The newest available version of Adobe Flash 10.1, Release Candidate 7 (available at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/">http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/</a><!-- m -->), does not appear to contain this vulnerability, and we recommend that everyone upgrade their Flash player as soon as possible. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, specifically version 8.x, do not appear to contain this vulnerability, either.

For more information, please visit Adobe.com: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/a ... 10-01.html</a><!-- m -->

Get an Authenticator if you haven't got one already. Get your very own guard dog and secure your account at the same time. Visit <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://us.battle.net/security">http://us.battle.net/security</a><!-- m --> for more info!

I would also like to add that this is NOT a virus. The only way to protect yourself from this kind of vulnerability is to keep your system up-to-date in all ways, including Flash.

A few months ago a couple of people got hacked because of malicious google ads redirecting to fake armory pages.

The same problem is now affecting the Curse.com client that many of you use to update and download addon.



Whenever you try to reach a popular WoW site (including mmo-champion) always type the URL in your browser's adress bar or bookmark it, don't click links from external websites or google them.

Let's keep our accounts safe and hack free!