Everyone Should Change Their Uplay Password

Glad I used a unique one off password for uplay. Little proud of myself here, moral +1.

It is so, so, so important to use a password manager nowadays. I recommend KeePass, because it is open source, cross platform, and doesn't require an internet connection. This is the most important thing you can do when it comes to protecting your online security.

Quis custodiet ipsos puppies?

@starfoxa: I don't even want that thing on my computer. Pen and paper.

Oh no, not my valued Ezio skin? Is that what people are thinking now?

Granted I had an account with them since ACII, having just downloaded Trials like a few days ago makes the timing on this rather quaint. Password changed, time to keep an eye on suspicious activity on my shit.

@spraynardtatum: Pen and paper? Then someone could easily take that sheet and have your passwords. How about encrypting a flash drive with TrueCrypt to hold your database, with a separate password for TrueCrypt AND for KeePass. That's security paranoia.

This is not a bad Idea, but I would only use an open source Password Manager if I Looked at the code, understood it, and perhaps modifyed it. Because, being open source it is that much easer to create something that can open the files that it creates.

@dagbiker: KeePass is heavily documented. Thousands of incredibly talented programmers have scoured through its code. At some point there has to be a degree of trust, and as someone without programming experience, that's enough for me. I prefer it over LastPass and 1Password because I can store my databases locally.

I bought Farcry 3 on steam to try and avoid making another account on some other service, but nope, launch game through steam...to launch uplay to play Farcry 3.

so, if console Uplay is affected as well does that mean my PSN pw got stolen? i can't recall creating an account but i'm pretty sure i had to link my PSN account to Uplay for AC: Brotherhood's multiplayer...

Also, my PSN pw changed at least 2 times after that... i hope whoever got my information is as confused about that shit as i am.

@shevar said:

I just assume they're kept in different places.

I don't even know that I used Uplay on PC, which means I wouldn't have a password, right? Oh well, I can take the risk this once.

After reading this article and comments, checked my email and found nothing from Ubi. Checked again in the spam folder and there it was. I suggest other uPlay users just check your email for a link requesting you to change your password as well, because their website is understandably down for maintenance.

@starfoxa: thanks for the insult

Goog thing I've managed to boycott uPlay so long!

@spraynardtatum: Insult? I was describing what I do to keep a backup of my passwords.

Thanks for the hint on spam folder, that is where my email landed.

I imagine that would be @rorie wouldn't it?

@scratch: It was in my spam folder too.

I hate that crap like this doesn't even surprise me anymore.

My new password is: fuckingpassword

in case anyone wants it.

Damnit, got the email. I'm so damn sick of all these password hacks this year. Was also affected by a google hack not long ago. Can't forget about my Evernote account getting hacked too. Ridiculous.

Dexter's back

Yes, unfortunately that is impossible if you want to play, for example, Far Cry 3.

Captain Totally!

Goddamn Cyber-Terrorists.

Fortunately I don't have a Uplay account. I refuse to buy ubisoft games since they put that turd into service.

@starfoxa: While I understand why you want to keep using KeePass I'd just like to clarify that both 1Password and Lastpass stores a local copy of your database. 1Password is in essence just a closed-source KeePass.

I personally use Lastpass, but that's just because it's really nice to have it on every device I use without having to share the database file with an application like dropbox.

@starfoxa: I'm sorry about that. I thought you were calling me paranoid. Or should I say "I was paranoid that you called me paranoid". I took it the wrong way. Sorry.

Today is a sad day, as thousands of Uplay users, myself included, were tragically reminded that at some point in their lives, they signed up for a Uplay account.

I'm so glad that I had to create a UPlay account in order to play single-player FarCry 3. That was totally worth this pain in my ass.

And I like KeePass best of all!

I have no idea what my password is for Uplay. Hopefully it's something dumb that I don't use anywhere else.

The good news is this reminded me that I bought 1Password a while back but never set it up.

I still dont get why password managers are needed the only accounts I truly care about are both my emails,social media,PSN and Bank accounts. All which I use every day and monitor like a hawk for suspicious activity.

Changed my password for posterity sake but honestly the reason these hacks happen aren't to get at peoples passwords. Morale than likely its to get a huge bulk of thousands of emails they can either sell to or use in phishing rings. The actual value in hacking a Uplay account is nothing. Now being able to send a phishing email to 20 or 30 thousand people and hope someone bites is another story.

Video game related websites getting hacked? Must be summer!!

Haven't touched blood dragon and any other ubisoft title I owned because of uplay.

It's the worst.

@kingsalo: Linking accounts doesn't mean your PSN is exposed it simply means you gave the authority to Uplay to access your PSN account. No PSN information would have been exposed.

Getting really sick and tired of this. I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon and harp about 'these services aren't necessary,' but damn if all of these hacking (& attempts) don't annoy the living hell out of me. Why can't people just leave our shit alone?

So I've got a password for stuff that I find to be sketchy, my email, and then passwords with slight modifications for systems that would have my credit card information (Steam, Amazon, etc.).

Who wants to guess where uPlay fit into those three?

So yeah DRM is the future right guys? All those juciy hacked accounts ... yeah su much better than physical copies indeed.

That concern would be valid if it not being that it uses AES/Rijnael and relies on security features that make no two databases alike including using additional files/user information for authentication..

My Keepass Master password is seaserpent does giving this information out to anyone a hindrance to my security? No since it requires additional information to open my password database

I guess I haven't played too many ubi games.

Awesome! I had to sign up to their shitty service after buying Assassin's Creed from Steam, and now they fuck it up. Way to go!

Good thing I don't have a Uplay account.

Oh no! Someone is going to steal those points I use to unlock stupid things in Assassin's Creed games!

@bribo:

dam it son of bitch this is going to be a hell

I would if Uplay wasn't absolutelyfuckinguseless and not worth my time to log into.

Sweet!! Switching to Lastpass after the sorta Blizzard thing awhile back paid off! Uplay usage has never been higher!

Also, damnit, why does this have to keep happening?

Password managers aren't needed, but they make logging into everything easier. I never have to worry about forgetting the password for some obscure website I rarely ever use. I have a few passwords I alternate between and super secure ones for anything valuable, so sometimes I forget which ones and it saves me having to go through all of them.

I like using Dashlane, automatically fills in my credit card, addresses (I have 2, for my uni dorm and home address), passwords and automatically logs me in.

Plus, if in the event you got keylogged (which I never have) they could potentially save your ass there too.