Bethesda Site Latest Target for Hackers

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The Skyrim publisher reported a recent intrusion that nabbed an unspecified number of users' data, but LulzSec is all too happy to give out the details.

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/220393/bethesda-site-latest-target-for-hackers/

In news that is becoming as regular as a weather report, another big game publisher's web site has been compromised by hackers. In a blog post on Monday, Bethesda Softworks announced an intrusion in their web site network that "may have" exposed user names, addresses, and passwords. Bethesda's post says no "personal financial information" was taken, but still recommended that users on their site change their passwords.

The theft has been claimed by LulzSec, the hacker cabal that everyone's loving to hate. Beyond their intent of doing it "for the lulz," LulzSec wasn't clear on exactly why they went after Bethesda, and their Twitter account has been characteristically sardonic with negotiations, stating they'll keep Bethesda's user database from being released if the company gives "more info on Skyrim," yet adding "we are going to embarrass you anyway. " While Bethesda wasn't specific on how many users were compromised, LulzSec posted another tweet that referenced "200,000+" users with data that could be released, including information on players of their latest title, Brink.

The latest game company to announce it was hacked was Codemasters, who reported a theft of user names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates on June 3. No one has claimed responsibility for that one yet.

All these hackings are starting to get boring.

As always, just a general "change your account details" warning for anyone here who could have been affected.

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kenshin620 wrote:Although not related to Beth, lulz went after EVE online and CCP Games who created it

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I could understand (but I condone) hacking EA or something but CCP? Even /v/ (4chan's video game board) is disgusted with their behavior

Do you mean condemn? Because to condone is to approve (unless you do approve of it, then by all means ignore this

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So what you're saying is that innocent gamers deserve to have their private information scattered around the internet and given to asshats to to with it what they will, because they buy from a certain developer?

I suppose you also condone their actions against the Minecraft servers as well; damn Mojang and their undeserved right to create a game for the millions of players world-wide who already enoy it, damn them!!

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Movac wrote:
Avatar 720 wrote:So what you're saying is that innocent gamers deserve to have their private information scattered around the internet and given to asshats to to with it what they will, because they buy from a certain developer?

I suppose you also condone their actions against the Minecraft servers as well; damn Mojang and their undeserved right to create a game for the millions of players world-wide who already enoy it, damn them!!

They deserve it for supporting a company that places priority on pumping out sub-par DLC content rather than security and their personal information.

Did I mention anything about Minecraft? Please learn to read before engaging me.

Answer the full question, do the players deserve to suffer because a group dislikes a company?

As for Minecraft, your lack of mentioning it is completely irrelevant; based on your current thoughts about the Bethesda hacking, I suggested that you would also condone the Minecraft hacking too. I never said you mentioned it, in fact, I am the one bringing it up, and you have yet to give your stance.

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Movac wrote:
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Movac wrote:
Avatar 720 wrote:So what you're saying is that innocent gamers deserve to have their private information scattered around the internet and given to asshats to to with it what they will, because they buy from a certain developer?

I suppose you also condone their actions against the Minecraft servers as well; damn Mojang and their undeserved right to create a game for the millions of players world-wide who already enoy it, damn them!!

They deserve it for supporting a company that places priority on pumping out sub-par DLC content rather than security and their personal information.

Did I mention anything about Minecraft? Please learn to read before engaging me.

Answer the full question, do the players deserve to suffer because a group dislikes a company?

As for Minecraft, your lack of mentioning it is completely irrelevant; based on your current thoughts about the Bethesda hacking, I suggested that you would also condone the Minecraft hacking too. I never said you mentioned it, in fact, I am the one bringing it up, and you have yet to give your stance.

Again, please learn to read. The US is supposed have terrible education, yet the UK keeps producing more trashy-people like yourself. I did in fact say "they deserve it"

As for your second sentence....at least you admit you're a presumptuous simpleton.

*Sigh* I shall try once more, and read slowly this time: Do they deserve to suffer because a group dislikes a company? I don't care about DLCs or whatever other garbage you're using to evade the point, answer the question.

Your attempt to scare me or provoke me on the second point has also failed; your stance on the Bethesda hacking is such that you appear to have no pity whatsoever, would I be correct in assuming the same for players of Minecraft, or not?

P.S. It'd do you good to take your own advice and learn to read. My second point consisted of two sentences.

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I'm not retyping an answer that fully sufficed two posts.

Nor I a question that is obviously too taxing for its recipient.