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August 10, 2012 08:02 pm GMT

Blizzard Hack: What You Should Do Now


world-of-warcraft-600If you've ever played World of Warcraft, today there was some irritating -- and potentially dangerous -- news: Activision Blizzard, the developer of the game, was hacked.

Someone managed to penetrate the company's systems and steal the contact information of many its users as well as a password file, the company revealed in a message posted on the site.

However, those passwords were encrypted, the message says, so it would be extremely difficult for hackers to gain access to them. Even if they tried, they would have to attempt to decipher the passwords one by one. Nevertheless, as a precaution, Blizzard is urging users to change their passwords immediately -- and that also goes for any…
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