Database hacking causes harm to second life gamers real world information. No unencrypted credit card information was taken...
This is perhaps one of the biggest hacks to occur in a massive scale online gaming service. It has been confirmed that the database was indeed hacked and some of the unencrypted customer information was stolen. This includes account names, real-life names and contact information.
The Second Life team has invalidated all account passwords and is asking users to login and reset them to avoid any mis-use of their accounts.
If you're a Second Lifer expect to get login errors until you connect to their website or phone support and reset the password information to something you will remember (again). I would suggest a different password than the one you previously had.
For more information, you can check out the blog post on Second Life HERE
This is perhaps one of the biggest hacks to occur in a massive scale online gaming service. It has been confirmed that the database was indeed hacked and some of the unencrypted customer information was stolen. This includes account names, real-life names and contact information.
The Second Life team has invalidated all account passwords and is asking users to login and reset them to avoid any mis-use of their accounts.
If you're a Second Lifer expect to get login errors until you connect to their website or phone support and reset the password information to something you will remember (again). I would suggest a different password than the one you previously had.
For more information, you can check out the blog post on Second Life HERE
