Authenticator fails, removed from account without user's permission

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7-24-2008 @ 3:46PM

MechChef said...

The impression I'm getting is this whole new system is more Shield-spec shaman than prot-warrior.

7-24-2008 @ 4:02PM

darian said...

Eh, this is like a parity check. There's no guarantee it'll work 100% of the time, just 99.9% of the time.

If a support rep was social engineered or lazy, Blizzard will crack down on their staff. It doesn't pay to have bad PR about the Authenticators. If the hacker genuinely managed to get all of the information mentioned, there's absolutely nothing they could have done.

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