While most of us are away of the nefarious plots out there to gain our account information and take our hard earned wow gold and gear, it never hurts to have a small reminder from time to time. Security researchers from Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure warn that a new phishing campaign is targeting World of Warcraft players.The fake emails direct gamers to a rogue website and claim they need to verify their Battle.net accounts by providing their password.
Online gaming credentials are valuable items for cyber criminals, who sell them in bulk on the black market.World of Warcraft accounts in particular are in high-demand. Security researchers hailing from antivirus vendor F-Secure have discovered a new round of phishing e-mails targeting World of Warcraft players.
A World of Warcraft account could be a cheap wow gold pot for phishers, depending on the player's achievement.In-game items are in demand and could be sold for real cash value, making WoW accounts a favorite phishing target,"the F-Secure researchers, who intercepted the latest phishing campaign, explain.
The fake emails have their"From"field spoofed to appear as if they originate from a generic address on the blizzard.com domain.The messages masquerade as automatic notifications regarding suspicious account changes, however, the poor spelling is strongly indicative of their rogue nature.
These fake e-mails come in various forms, but all appear as if they come from Blizzard, and all request that in some form the player give up their account information. The most common ruse is to convince players they need to"verify"their accounts by providing their account information. However the content of the e-mail can be anything from gaining a free pet, to getting your very own beta key.
No matter the wording, or how convincing the e-mail looks, please remember that Blizzard will never ask for your account information in this manner.I personally have received several of these e-mails and I can attest to the fact that they do look legit. So always be on your guard, think twice before giving out your account information,and don't fall victim to the sneaky tricks of these internet pirates.