Ubisoft hacked, passwords stolen

[spydercanopus]

From an email this morning... Ubiscrewed me.
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[FONT=arial]Security update regarding your Ubisoft account[/FONT]
[FONT=arial]- please create a new password [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]Dear Member, [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close off this access, investigate the incident and begin restoring the integrity of any compromised systems. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]During this process, we learned that data had been illegally accessed from our account database, including user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Please note that no personal payment information is stored with Ubisoft, meaning your debit/credit card information was safe from this intrusion. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]As a result, we are recommending that you change the password for your account: spydercanopus [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]To enter your new password, click the link below: [redacted] [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]Out of an abundance of caution, we also recommend that you change your password on any other Web site or service where you use the same or a similar password. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]You can find more information here [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow] [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]https://support.ubi.com/en-US/FAQ.aspx?platformid=60&brandid=2030&productid=3888&faqid=kA030000000eYZ2CAM[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]For any additional support enquiries, please contact our customer service via our support web site at https://support.ubi.com [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]We sincerely apologize to all of you for the inconvenience. Please rest assured that your security remains our priority. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]The Ubisoft team[/FONT]

 

[MrBlkfx1]

I received the same email this morning. It seems a little suspicious though..

 

[mailpup]

It's good to be suspicious and not necessarily take an email at face value but in this case it appears that Ubisoft was indeed hacked. It is being widely reported throughout the internet.

 

[St1ckM4n]

Ha, Gmail put this straight in my Spam!

Going to ubisoft.com shows the password reset link too.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Too bad I never check the email it was sent to. Thanks! Reset done.