Ubisoft hacked, account info accessed

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An unnamed Ubisoft website has been hacked, and usernames, email addresses and password information has been compromised. Ubisoft claims that no finanical information was obtained but in an "abundance of caution" wants folks to change their passwords.

While Ubisoft's Uplay service is never mentioned specifically, as the only system housing customer data, it's a safe bet Uplay was used to access this information. Last year, a browser exploit was identified with the Uplay plug-in that endangered users by allowing certain malicious websites access to player computers.

Ubisoft introduced Uplay back in 2009 as a cross-game interface allowing for digital distribution and social services across Ubisoft games. In February, Ubisoft added third-party games from studios including EA, Warner Bros. and Focus Home Interactive.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/02/ubisoft-hacked/#continued

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MurderersPosted:

why would people hack into stuff like this? is there a point to this besides to be a badas.s i mean get real

ViIIainPosted:

Amazing how people waste away there lives for shit like this.

bigchukkaPosted:

Im not going to bother changing anything. I have different passwords for everything and i wouldn't even know which Ubisoft sites ive signed up to.

EvoVIIIPosted:

Sneakerhead_23 I hope infinity ward gets hacked next.


Why You Are Just Really Stupid For That.

S14Posted:

Sneakerhead_23 I hope infinity ward gets hacked next.


Thats a d*** move.

LWRPosted:

Feel for those who's been hacked.

WavelengthPosted:

That really sucks. I hope everything turns out good for them.

neboPosted:

That sucks :/ Hopefully everything turns out ok

imgurPosted:

Sean
Sneakerhead_23 I hope infinity ward gets hacked next.


Really? why would you hope on such a thing just stupid.


Sean, he obviously didn't get his 20th prestige on MW3...

VisionaryMGMTPosted:

Sean
Sneakerhead_23 I hope infinity ward gets hacked next.


Really? why would you hope on such a thing just stupid.


The only thing Infinity Ward didn't do was support their games. Do I want them hacked? Well, no.