Ubisoft Database Compromised, Recommends Changing Passwords

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By William Knowles
Senior Editor
InfoSec News
July 2, 2013

Ubisoft announced in a blog posting today that their systems had been 
hacked and recommended everyone with a Ubisoft account change their 
password, users can update their password here.

We recently discovered that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain 
unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps 
to close this off and to begin a thorough investigation with the relevant 
authorities, internal and external security experts, and to start 
restoring the integrity of any systems that may have been compromised.

During this process, we learned that data had been illegally accessed from 
our account database, including user names, email addresses and encrypted 
passwords. It’s important to note that no personal payment information is 
stored with Ubisoft, so fortunately all credit/debit card information was 
safe from this intrusion.

We would also recommend that you change your password on any other Web 
site or service where you use the same or a similar password to help 
ensure the safety of your personal information.

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