BioWare Sending Out Hack Emails (Maybe You Got One!)

Last week Kotaku reported that BioWare was hacked. The company has been active on company forums and is sending out emails today to BioWare account holders. More info here. [Thanks to all who sent this in!]

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    bookiegnu

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I got one. I didn’t know I had a Bioware account, though, and assumed it was itself a scam…

    Maybe it was real.

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    Richard Smack

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    yep i got one to!

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    DENAz

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    So the emails are hacks? the title is a bit confusing

    Ok answer is in link: We are emailing all potentially affected users. If you do not receive an email from us, then we have no reason to believe that your information was potentially affected.

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      Robby

      Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:14 PM

      It’s bizarre that I’ve recieved one when it says they’re contacting those potentially affected from a hack on a Neverwinter Nights server and my BioWare account was only ever created for Dragon Age…

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        Justin

        Monday, June 27, 2011 at 9:25 AM

        That is the same with me. I have never played Neverwinter nights… from what I can remember, only Mass Effect and Dragon Age

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    bashprompt

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I got one and thought it was fake, but the link pointed to a legitimate Bioware/EA server, so yep, I changed my password.

    Email is not a hack, the hack was done on an old server apparently dating back to Neverwinter Nights days (ptp) for me.

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    MattC

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    I got one too! HOORAY.

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    Darth Guybrush

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Yep I got one and took action as they suggested. Thanks Bioware.

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    Dark_Templar

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Received email. Was unsure if it was legit.

    Changed pw via direct website rather than link.

    Problem solvered.

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    Cody

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    I got one. Where’s my compensation for putting my personal data at risk?

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      Duncan

      Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:47 PM

      Get a grip.
      Where is my compensation for being on the same planet as you?
      There are some RISKS in life, deal with it.

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        Jumpin' Jellybean Jon

        Monday, June 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM

        +1

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    Rod

    Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Got one via my ME/ME2 account. Almost seems like an excuse to tell me about Origin more than anything…

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