Blizzard network's security 'compromised'

The creators of World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo games, Blizzard Entertainment have issued a worrying statement regarding a breach in their networks which 'might' have compromised the security of their user's passwords and other sensitive details.

The actual word of 'hacked' wasn't really used in the official press release but things did look pretty worrying.

“This week our security team found an unauthorized and illegal access into our internal network here at Blizzard. We quickly took steps to close off this access and began working with law enforcement and security experts to investigate what happened”.

Looks like they do have taken back control of the situation but it's always a good thing to change your password  after such an event. The company was also quick to say that financial information of their user-base wasn't infected, like credit card details and security numbers. 

The attack was specific on the email addresses of Battle.net users from the North American region. 

Blizzard has formally apologized for this breach and has assured their users that their accounts are safe. The recommendation to change passwords is a safety precaution. 

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