There has been a YouTube video that has been circulating around the internet lately claiming to show how to get into the Wrath of the Lich King beta via a backdoor security flaw. The video directs you to another site, which you then must enter your user name and password that you use to get into WoW. Surprise, surprise: this is nothing but another trick to steal your account.This video has been showing up in links around the WoW community lately just about as much as a certain great music video. This initially caught my attention when it was posted here in our comments a few times.
Since the real beta signups are under way, and access to the beta is expected to begin any time, we were expecting and indeed seeing a large uptick in the number of beta scams. Be sure to protect yourself.
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7-13-2008 @ 6:21PM
Khalis said...
This explains the rash of "Epic Halaa battle pics" posts that have been showing up on all the realm forums today. AVG Free caught the keylogger on the porn site linked nicely.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:04PM
Thallid said...
Why exactly do they use "Epic Halaa battle pics" as a subject for those keylogging/scamming links? Wouldn't people catch on to this practice by now?
7-13-2008 @ 7:44PM
Verified Insanity said...
@ Thall:
We have. Anything I see with that name is reported in under 10 seconds.
7-13-2008 @ 6:22PM
Taeous said...
I like to think of sites like this like ports to shat in AV; If you're stupid enough to go there then you deserve it...get your 20 IQ out of my game.
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7-13-2008 @ 6:36PM
Matt said...
these youtube videos have been around for a while just report them to blizzard and they will find there way off the interwebs.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:31PM
Eli Brus said...
You rick rolling bastard...
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7-14-2008 @ 12:27AM
schwonga said...
Yes, your almost subtle rick roll nearly pulled me in, till I remember this was WoW forums you were talking about lol.
7-13-2008 @ 8:01PM
FantomRedux said...
I actually got a /w from 'someone' telling me to visit a WoW exploits site. I wasn't aware they started using full accounts now, which is a bit of a shitter really :(
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7-13-2008 @ 8:34PM
Fletch said...
Although I can accept that people are extremely keen to play the beta, I have to agree with Taeous and find it hard to understand how anybody can be stupid enough to fall for such a scam. Giving out your password is asking for trouble (especially when when Blizzard has clearly stated on numerous occasions that it will never ask for it).
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7-14-2008 @ 12:40AM
Hurode said...
I see what you did there, Mr. Holisky.
Everyone recognizes uuiU, silly goose.
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7-14-2008 @ 4:36AM
Dightkuz said...
People who are dumb enough to give out their password to some fake site deserves to have their accounts ripped off
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7-14-2008 @ 10:39AM
Fera of Draka said...
/sigh I just got Rick Rolled by WowInsider.
7-14-2008 @ 3:56PM
PeeWee said...
Common sense isn't.
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7-15-2008 @ 9:49PM
Jason said...
I can't believe I fell for that.
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