Second Life Hacked, Players Outed, Passwords Shut Down
All of the privacy-loving Second Lifers have gotta be in mourning this weekend, Robert Linden has confirmed that the Second Life database was hacked and some of their unencrypted customer information, including account names, real life names and contact information, was stolen.
Linden goes on to say that the hack attack, which happened on Sept. 6, did not include the theft of any unencrypted credit card information.
The company has invalidated all Second Life account passwords. Linden is asking all players to reset their passwords using the website and says that phone support will be up and running by Monday.
Wow, is this the largest hack of a game ever or just the most shocking?
Full statement after the jump.
Urgent Security Announcement [Second Life]
On September 6 we discovered evidence that an intruder was able to access the Second Life database through the web servers. The exploit was shut down on the afternoon of September 6 when we discovered it.
Detailed investigation over the last two days confirmed that some of the unencrypted customer information stored in the database was compromised, potentially including Second Life account names, real life names and contact information, along with encrypted account passwords and encrypted payment information.
No unencrypted credit card information is stored on the database in question. Unencrypted credit card information has not been compromised.
As a precaution we have invalidated all Second Life account passwords. In order to log-in to Second Life you will have to create a new password. Please access the log-in page at https://secondlife.com/password, and click on the "Forgot Password" link. An email will be sent to the email address you have registered with us. (Don't forget to check your spam filter!) Please click through the link in that email, answer the security question, and create a new password.
Passwords cannot be changed over the phone at this time. Phone support for password issues will be available starting Monday, September 11.
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