BlizzCon Hoax [Updated]
by Amanda Miller 
Nov 20th 2007 at 4:10PM
Evidently attendees of BlizzCon have begun receiving emails claiming that Wrath of the Lich King Beta will begin in only three weeks. According to Bornakk, these emails are a hoax, and the original statement provided regarding such a beta still holds. There is currently no WotLK beta, and should one be in the works, there would be an announcement on the official site. As always, please remember to be especially cautious when asked to provide any account information. Do a search to find out if anyone else has received the same requests, and under what circumstances. If you are concerned about keylogging programs, refer to our guide on protecting your system.
Update: Despite the fact that the rumors, and emails, have been floating around for a little while, Bornakk's official response came yesterday.
Filed under: Blizzard, BlizzCon, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Baluki Nov 20th 2007 4:16PM
So, if Blizzcon attendees have been receiving these notices, that means that Blizzard's records of those people have been compromised.
killerdjmw Nov 20th 2007 4:21PM
This was over 2 months ago >.
dsimon Nov 20th 2007 4:22PM
the Cylons are at it again.
dekulink Nov 20th 2007 4:25PM
Number 1 is right; if only the people who attended Blizzcon are getting these e-mails, something from Blizzard got out.
Rasnarok Nov 20th 2007 4:50PM
Can anyone say extremely old news?
Paul Nov 20th 2007 6:11PM
you know, if those people had macs, steve jobs would have come personally to their houses and told them not to click on the link.
Baluki Nov 20th 2007 6:27PM
@6: And he could do it in an afternoon too.
But anyway, e-mail scams have nothing to do with your OS.
Paul Nov 20th 2007 7:29PM
@7 that was the joke :)
xevia Nov 20th 2007 8:33PM
WHY oh WHY didn't I fly to California and go to Blizzcon? Oh, yeah because California is far away and expensive. I wish I could have gotten a murloc suit and beta access :(
http://www.inetnerd.com
G Nov 21st 2007 6:30AM
I attended Blizzcon and received no email so far. It could have been caught in a spam filter, I suppose.
Bratack Nov 21st 2007 8:33AM
@6 if they had Macs, then they would already be smart enough not to click on the link.
Kahja Nov 21st 2007 11:33AM
@ 10
If it's caught in a filter you might want to check so that when they send out a real e-mail you get it.
G Dec 1st 2007 9:51PM
Except that real Blizzard email gets through because it actually comes from Blizzard and is not spam. I get their email regularly. :)