Activision Accounts Hacked? 500,000 Call Of Duty Players Could Be Affected—Report

guest · Sep 21, 2020

Activision Accounts Hacked? 500,000 Call Of Duty Players Could Be Affected—Report
September 21, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...layers-could-be-affected-report/#2bb3b3dc7bbe

According to reports, more than 500,000 Activision accounts may have been hacked with login data being compromised.

The eSports site Dexerto has reported that a data breach occurred on Sunday, September 20. The credentials to access these accounts are, Dexerto said, being leaked publicly, and account details changed to prevent easy recovery by the rightful owners. Activision accounts are mostly used by players of the hugely popular Call of Duty franchise.

"This is a substantial breach," Martin Jartelius, CSO at Outpost24, said, "in parts, the clean-up will be a large undertaking for Activision, we can only hope backups allow restoring original contact data, resetting access and managing the users who still cannot regain access which should be a smaller group."
The first was @Okami, founder of Respawnable, who tweeted, "It's legit," adding that players should change their account passwords immediately.
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Dean Ferrando, a lead systems engineer (EMEA) at Tripwire, added that such breached accounts provide "a goldmine for malicious actors intending to plan further attacks – be it phishing or otherwise."

This remains a developing story. I have reached out to Activision but have not had an official statement as of yet. If that changes, I will update this article as soon as is possible.
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guest · Sep 22, 2020

Activision Denies Hacking Claims Over Leaked Accounts
September 22, 2020
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/activision-denies-hacking/

Around half a million Activision account details have been breached, after an apparent credential stuffing attack.
According to a series of user reports on social media, detailed by Dexerto, attackers leaked the user credentials and locked users out of their accounts too.

Activision, whose games include Call of Duty, the Tony Hawk skateboarding series and Crash Bandicoot, do not have two-factor authentication offered on accounts, and users encouraged each other to change passwords. In a statement, Activision said “reports suggesting Activision Call of Duty accounts have been compromised are not accurate.”
A support blog featured advice on basic cybersecurity steps, such as using strong passwords and password re-use.
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Dean Ferrando, lead systems engineer (EMEA) at Tripwire, recommended those within the gaming industry to take this opportunity to review their own security controls to ensure they are adequately deployed.

“All organizations should use this as a wakeup call to ensure that security is not just a check box for compliance. Organizations like Activision want to provide a safe and secure space for gamers and not a game over experience.”
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Activision Accounts Hacked? 500,000 Call Of Duty Players Could Be Affected—Report
September 21, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...layers-could-be-affected-report/#2bb3b3dc7bbe
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Updated article (September 22, 2020):

Call Of Duty Accounts Hacked? Activision Denies Any Compromise
— Updated September 22 with statement from Activision
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