Another day, another development in the ongoing NCsoft security issue. Amidst widespread fear of account theft, security holes, and random account logging, with Guild Wars and Aion leading the pack, it was only a matter of time before City of Heroes joined the pack warning users to increase their awareness. The reminder is standard trade: Keep your account safe, don’t share your details with others, change your passwords regularly, and try to stop downloading porn from shady websites.
“After investigating certain claims regarding current account security we discovered no malicious compromises having occurred in the manner described.”
I have an Aion player with an inactive, looted account that would disagree with you, but I do understand that Aion and NCsoft Master Account business is out of the hands of City of Heroes and the Paragaon Studios that develops it. Oddly enough, when snapping the screenshot above, I received a spam email from a gold farming advertiser. The account name: Aion Wars. Awfully convenient.
Oh well. I’m not going to saddle Paragon Studios with an issue NCsoft should be dealing with. Again, best of luck to those whose accounts have been compromised, and more on the 2009 NCsoft Account Issue as it appears.
I’ve been sitting on this article for a while now, and it seems like the best time as ever to put it forward. NCsoft is currently investigating heavy allegations of massive security holes in the master account system. As I’ve reported before, the number of stolen Guild Wars and Aion accounts has gone up dramatically in the past few months, which NC originally pointed towards a compromised fansite as the source of the theft.
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