Re: Blizzard's official response? (fwd)

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

It's amusing that Blizzard staff have dismissed the rootkit.com folks as 
"random blog posters", calling the findings false while confirming that 
Blizzard does receive potentially sensitive information from customer 
client software.

  http://www.rootkit.com/blog.php?newsid=358

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: chucks.support () blizzard com
To: jericho () attrition org
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:47:57 -0700
Subject: Re: Blizzard's official response?

Hello,

The information in that article is false.

Blizzard has always taken an aggressive stance against cheating in our 
games, and this measure, as discussed clearly in our Terms of Use, is an 
example of our efforts to protect legitimate players and the integrity of 
the game service from those attempting to gain an unfair advantage through 
the use of hacks. As stated in the Terms of Use, the information we obtain 
is solely for the purpose of identifying cheating in World of Warcraft, 
and for no other reason. Please note that we do not share this information 
with anyone outside of Blizzard.

For more information please visit this link on our Forum Archive:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=blizzard-archive&t=33&p=1&tmp=1#post33


Regards,
Chuck S.
Technical Support
Blizzard Entertainment
http://www.blizzard.com/support

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-----Original Message-----
From: jericho () attrition org security curmudgeon
To: wowtech () blizzard com
Sent: 10/12/2005 7:48:53 AM
Subject: Blizzard's official response?

As a Blizzard customer and WoW player, I am deeply concerned over the
following news. I would like to hear Blizzard's official response to this,
clarification (if any), and plans for changing this criminal behavior.

  http://www.rootkit.com/blog.php?newsid=358

Thank you.