One of the world's most popular
online video games falls prey to a security breach involving usernames,
e-mail addresses, salted passwords, and 120,000 salted credit card
numbers.
Hackers have breached the system of one of the world's most popular online video games: League of Legends.
Riot Games, which developed League of Legends, announced Tuesday that some usernames, e-mail addresses, salted password hashes, first and last names, and even some salted credit card numbers have been accessed. The salted data is somewhat protected, but if users have easily guessable passwords, their information could be susceptible to theft, Riot Games warned.
The affected users are only those who live in North America. While the accessed credit card information is alarming, it pertains only to records from 2011 and earlier.
Riot Games, which developed League of Legends, announced Tuesday that some usernames, e-mail addresses, salted password hashes, first and last names, and even some salted credit card numbers have been accessed. The salted data is somewhat protected, but if users have easily guessable passwords, their information could be susceptible to theft, Riot Games warned.
The affected users are only those who live in North America. While the accessed credit card information is alarming, it pertains only to records from 2011 and earlier.
