Bioware hacked

[pontifex]

Got an email from Bioware...Are they hitting everyone? Is this to prove that the gaming industry doesn't care about our security?

We recently learned that hackers gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare server system supporting the Neverwinter Nights forums.

 

[terry107]

It's not on LulzSec's twitter, but this is getting ridiculous.

 

[Mem]

I reset my password this morning,wonder how long it will last until the next hack.

 

[Beev]

It sounds like it's time for a complete network security overhaul. For everyone.

 

[minmaster]

yea i had to reset to play BC2

 

[QuantumPion]

Got an email from Bioware...Are they hitting everyone? Is this to prove that the gaming industry doesn't care about our security?

We recently learned that hackers gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare server system supporting the Neverwinter Nights forums.

According to the e-mail it was their 10-year old NWN forum server that got hacked. I don't think it's a case of Bioware not caring about security. I think it's a case of a small obsolete system that no one thought was vulnerable or even a target.

 

[Gillbot]

It sounds like it's time for a complete network security overhaul. For everyone.

everyone unplug now!

 

[darkewaffle]

Yea the NWN Bioware forums were taken down last week after some sort of security breach. Far as I know it was isolated to that particular forum but what they gained access to from there you can't really say. Even if you did have an account there the worst that might happen is access to that particular password and your birth date. Though actually I care more about my NWN cd keys

 

[gothamhunter]

According to the e-mail it was their 10-year old NWN forum server that got hacked. I don't think it's a case of Bioware not caring about security. I think it's a case of a small obsolete system that no one thought was vulnerable or even a target.

This is what was hacked, but it also was linked to our general EA schtuff as well.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Changed my password, hope my license keys will not be sold on the black market.

 

[lupi]

One of the reasons I don't register my games on those forum websites.

 

[paperfist]

One of the reasons I don't register my games on those forum websites.

If you play EA games online for instance you have too...

yea i had to reset to play BC2

Bad Company 2?

 

[minmaster]

yea it wouldnt log in otherwise

 

[pontifex]

According to the e-mail it was their 10-year old NWN forum server that got hacked. I don't think it's a case of Bioware not caring about security. I think it's a case of a small obsolete system that no one thought was vulnerable or even a target.

yeah, but this is like what, the 6th game dev/publisher to be hacked recently?

 

[lupi]

If you play EA games online for instance you have too...



Bad Company 2?

hmm, I have an EA log on for the BF stuff, but that was a game log on.