Ubisoft database hacked, changing passwords recommended

[Aman27deep]

Ubisoft has announced that one of their websites were exploited and unauthorized access had been granted to hackers which allowed them access to the screen names and the passwords of it's users. There has not been much detailing regarding the same, but Ubisoft has said that there are investigating the matter. It is recommended that everyone should change their passwords on U-play/the Ubisoft website.

The advisory said "Out of an abundance of caution, we also recommend that you change your password on any other website or service where you use the same or a similar password".

It is kind of ironic, as in Ubisoft's upcoming AAA game, Watch Dogs, you are required to hack into computers - it's a part of the game, and now Ubisoft themselves have been hacked. Many people are now wishing that the old days should just come back, when you can pop a disc into a tray and just play a game without the hindrance of registering on websites, so later they can be hacked.

Passwords can be changed here and further information can be availed here.

 

[i_rock098]

Got a mail from them,

Dear Member,

We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorised 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.

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.

As a result, we are recommending that you change the password for your account

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.

You can find more information here

For any additional support enquiries, please contact our customer service via our support web site at https://support.ubi.com

We sincerely apologise to all of you for the inconvenience. Please rest assured that your security remains our priority.

The Ubisoft team

 

[Aman27deep]

I personally, didn't receive that email, but I would still recommend everyone who've registered on there to change their passwords, not only on ubisoift, but on every website where they've used that id/password combo.