Major Security Threat - Authenticator useless

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Major Security Threat - Authenticator useless

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Baghiel

01.29.2012 , 04:26 AM \| #11	Quote
I'm not saying AV don't do their job, and I won't bother going into how many times they have saved me, but there is a flip side to it. They can only protect you from things that are known to the makers of the programs. The virus makers on the other hand can simply pull the latest AV database and see if their new little 'pet' registers on it. If it doesn't they release it into the wild. I heard somewhere that something like for every virus found, there's 2 more out in the wild that hasn't been discovered/reported to the AV companies.
Inside everyone there is light, and there is darkness. It is the duality of human nature, inherent in us all. What will it take to bring your darkness to the fore?

Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 04:27 AM \| #12	Quote
Compremised doesnt mean they got into the account. It means Bioware notice odd activity to your account and locked it for security reasons. They probably tried to login into your account over and over and over. Which bioware notice it was ****ed up and locked it (because they didnt have the authenticator). They do the same thing in Wow.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

krookie

01.29.2012 , 04:28 AM \| #13	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by thefinalsolution blaming bioware for your shoddy computer security skills isnt a very nice thing to do. i have been playing mmos since before they had graphics(who else lost years of their lives MUD-ing?), and have never used an authenticator since they have been availaible...number of times my account has been hacked: 0. quit clicking on banner adds please. You and the other posters are too quick to jump the gun to defend BioWare. You missed the OP's point. The point is that you can completely bypass the authenticator by going through Origin and changing your account info there.

Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 04:29 AM \| #14	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by krookie You and the other posters are too quick to jump the gun to defend BioWare. You missed the OP's point. The point is that you can completely bypass the authenticator by going through Origin. Not true, they got the account info threw Origin (if you use the same email to login into swtor and origin), and couldnt not login into swtor because they didnt have the auth key. If anything the Authenticator key did its job. Bioware locked the account because someone tried to login numerous times with no Auth key.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

Heliotic

01.29.2012 , 04:30 AM \| #15	Quote
Changing your password via origin doesn't remove the requirement for the security key when you log into 'my account' or the game. Despite your origin account being hacked, your character was completely safe. This is why it's a good thing to have.

Ellif

01.29.2012 , 04:37 AM \| #16	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Heliotic Changing your password via origin doesn't remove the requirement for the security key when you log into 'my account' or the game. Despite your origin account being hacked, your character was completely safe. This is why it's a good thing to have. But still a nuisance. If our swtor accounts are linked to an Origin/EA account why doesn't logging into those also require the authenticator.
The true quarry of any great adventurer is the undiscovered territory of their own soul

GawdoOo

01.29.2012 , 04:37 AM \| #17	Quote
While I agree there shouldn't be a way around the authenticator, there is also no reason you should end up with a keylogger. AV software, is the last line of defense. Start with some of the great browser addons, that cut most things off before they even get a chance to make it to your PC. Noscript Adblock Plus
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Runtinator

01.29.2012 , 04:38 AM \| #18	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Ellif But still a nuisance. If our swtor accounts are linked to an Origin/EA account why doesn't logging into those also require the authenticator. Because Origin is just a downloading service like Steam. You can make a totally different email account for Origin, then you do with swtor. The only thing Origin does for swtor, is give you a cdkey to make an account on swtor.com. If you make this the same email as your origin account...then thats there fault i guess? Origin it not needed to play swtor. That would be like blaming the devs for rift account being locked because you made the email/pw the same in rift as your steam account.
(had pretend CE key thing here)

Kanharn

01.29.2012 , 04:40 AM \| #19	Quote
Clearly you have been going on sites you should not be or opened spam mail.. Key logging programs dont just grow in your computer. This is not BW fault, its yours.
Leader of The Alliance Union, Pre-launch Guild, Bloodworthy EU.

Heliotic

01.29.2012 , 04:40 AM \| #20	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Ellif But still a nuisance. If our swtor accounts are linked to an Origin/EA account why doesn't logging into those also require the authenticator. I don't think they should be linked at all honestly, it's a bad decision by EA to push more use of origin (lol). But the OP should realise that the authenticator actually did it's job here and protected his characters despite the password being compromised. [On a side note, it also saved Bioware a chunk of money because restoring an account from backup is a lot more time consuming than just changing a password.]

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