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 | World of Warcraft, WoW, has over 11 million subscribers, many of which are minors. Sheer numbers alone makes it a great target for scammers. Now, thanks to Blizzard's Real ID program, online risks may bleed over into real life threats. This week, a look at the many security problems with WoW Real ID. The only tip I can offer to protect yourself - don't use the feature at all until Blizzard decides to take security seriously. | |
WoW Real ID: A Really Bad Idea
WoW scams have plagued World of Warcraft players, both in-game and out. That's why it's been so surprising (and disturbing) to see Blizzard continually roll out changes that directly put gamers in harm's way.
| Common Myths About WoW Real ID
Blizzard's Real ID program could have provided a safe, in-game way to communicate cross realm. Instead, safety was abandoned and users of Real ID left at risk. Surprisingly, some are rushing to defend WoW Real ID. Here are the common misconceptions behind their ill-formed reasoning.
| World of Warcraft Scams
WoW players are frequent targets of scammers intent on stealing World of Warcraft login credentials. And a compromise of your WoW account means a compromise of all your Battle.net games. Protect your account; here are the common tricks that scammers use.
| Tricks of the Scam Trade
With social engineering scams, the attacker is relying on victims to make the wrong choice. These are some of the more common tricks used.
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