Looks like it based on the two e-mails I got today (yes, they're official and not phishes, and I've confirmed by trying to log into my account, which is now suspended).
 
Anyone else been hacked and how did it happen?  I'm thoroughly confused since:

1. I use Firefox + NoScript + ABP
2. I use LastPass for site logins
3. I've never visited a gold selling site
4. I always have BitDefender up and running
   

They guessed your password.

"They guessed your password.

                   

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Is it linked to your facebook account?  That's an incredibly easy way to get your password and account info.

Ah, yes, ever so helpful!  They must have guessed my e-mail address as well, which is saved in my login profile ... *sighs*
 
Anyone of help or just jokers?

There are plenty of ways to find out your email address.

My account has been hacked twice- Then I grew a brain and downloaded the Authenticator app on my iPod, haven't had any problems since.
 
You should do the same...if you've got an iPod touch.

" There are plenty of ways to find out your email address. "

" Is it linked to your facebook account?  That's an incredibly easy way to get your password and account info. "

" My account has been hacked twice- Then I grew a brain and downloaded the Authenticator app on my iPod, haven't had any problems since.  You should do the same...if you've got an iPod touch. "

I would probably have heart failure if I played WoW and I got hacked.  That sucks dude, hope you get it figured out.

I got the same email and my account is also frozen. I logged on and all my characters were still there (couldn't see the gear since they are inactive).
Just attach the Authenticator, i just did that myself. 
Do you by any chance have an account on some WoW related website?

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" I got the same email and my account is also frozen. I logged on and all my characters were still there (couldn't see the gear since they are inactive). Just attach the Authenticator, i just did that myself.  Do you by any chance have an account on some WoW related website? "

Blizzard is probably fake-hacking accounts to push the sales of authenticators.
 
Remember, Bobby is in charge now.

It happens a lot in WoW now. Most serious players have some sort of protection, like having two passwords.

" Blizzard is probably fake-hacking accounts to push the sales of authenticators.  Remember, Bobby is in charge now. "

 It's always the same reasons
 In the order of likeliness
1. you shared your account info (friends,leveling service etc.)
2. you used the same password for multiple sites
3. you got drive by malware on some shady website/download
or something people talk about all the time but never happens, some super hacker hacked blizzard, they guessed your password (or i hope your password wasn't 1234) or they are trying to sell authenticators (strange since the app is free)
 
in your case I would guess (assuming your not stupid and did 1.) your LastPass database that got comprised since its a fairly fat target.  (i.e. nr. 2)
 
You should never store your password in digital format if it's something you really care about .
Easiest thing is just to write it down on a piece of paper, unless physical security is an issue.

"  It's always the same reasons  In the order of likeliness 1. you shared your account info (friends,leveling service etc.) 2. you used the same password for multiple sites 3. you got drive by malware on some shady website/download or something people talk about all the time but never happens, some super hacker hacked blizzard, they guessed your password (or i hope your password wasn't 1234) or they are trying to sell authenticators (strange since the app is free)   in your case I would guess (assuming your not stupid and did 1.) your LastPass database that got comprised since its a fairly fat target.  (i.e. nr. 2)   You should never store your password in digital format if it's something you really care about . Easiest thing is just to write it down on a piece of paper, unless physical security is an issue. "

My roommate was hacked too, and was just as careful as you. He refused to use an authenticator. First, you're going to have to get everything straight, open tickets, get all your shit back in the in-game mail- it'll probably take a week. Then, you should follow the advice I gave him before he even started playing- Get an authenticator, dumbass.

This just happened to me last week.  I emailed Blizzard and they sent me some kind of appeal form I need to fill out.  I have not touched WoW in years but I do enjoy Starcraft II from time to time.  I should probably be filling the form out soon.

I sleep better at night knowing i have one of these.

" I sleep better at night knowing i have one of these.

"

weee, I just got hacked too.
 
So, my account was created back when I didn't really have any password policies. Oh, and so was my gmail account. Got an email from Blizzard: Blah blah, account locked. Sure enough, I can't login. Just in case, I look in my deleted mail folder. Empty. Spam folder: 2 password reset mails from Blizzard. Well, fuck. They accessed my gmail account. I looked in access details and sure enough, an IP from China and one from Korea. Sign out all sessions, change password. I have seperate accounts for all my Blizzard games, so I only have WoW on that account, no big deal.
 
My password was a random combo of different letters, so there's no way they could've just guessed it out of the blue.
 
There are basically 4 options:
 
A trojan or keylogger was installed on my PC. Nope. I scan my PC religiously and run almost everything sandboxed, so that can't be it. I looked for unknown processes just in case, but there was nothing unusual.
 
Back when I did play WoW a lot, I may have bought some gold. That was years ago though, and I'm not totally convinced they would save that data for years and just try it out randomly. 
 
Yesterday, I installed Chrome and some extensions. There is a very remote chance that a trojan could have been embedded in one of the extensions. I seriously doubt that though.
 
Also yesterday, I installed a new hard drive on my nephew's PC. While we were waiting for his Steam folder to be copied over to the new drive, I checked my gmail. Then we started talking about WoW, and I visited the WoW site. I think that may have been a mistake. He's 14 and downloads a ton of stuff that may not be entirely legal. He's basically an internet noob. I've done what I could to educate him on Internet safety, but he still seems to be very indiscriminate about what sort of files he opens. And I think he has one or more trojans on his comp. I'm going over there tomorrow to check it out.

" Blizzard is probably fake-hacking accounts to push the sales of authenticators.  Remember, Bobby is in charge now. "

"  Back when I did play WoW a lot, I may have bought some gold.  "  

"  Back when I did play WoW a lot, I may have bought some gold. That was years ago though, and I'm not totally convinced they would save that data for years and just try it out randomly."

" Looks like it based on the two e-mails I got today (yes, they're official and not phishes, and I've confirmed by trying to log into my account, which is now suspended).
 
Anyone else been hacked and how did it happen?  I'm thoroughly confused since:

1. I use Firefox + NoScript + ABP
2. I use LastPass for site logins
3. I've never visited a gold selling site
4. I always have BitDefender up and running
   

 Currently scanning using SpyBot S&D to see if there's anything, but it's very unlikely.  I'm sure I'll hear back from Blizzard in the next week on my account, hope I don't have to start all over again *sighs*.  Hell, I might as well just screw it if I do.  Quick Update: SpyBot found nada.  Yay. "

Just to add my useless advice here, I use barcodes for my passwords. Find something and keep it nearby so you can reference the numbers as you memorize it. Interject random letters as you see fit. I switch mine every time I buy a new game.