World of Warcraft: Account hacked - you should do that now
If your World of Warcraft account has been hacked, you should act quickly. You may then get all of your characters and items back. In this practical tip we will tell you what to do in this case.
World of Warcraft account hacked - what to do?
If you suspect that your account has been hacked, you should first keep calm and follow the points below:
- First, do a full scan of your PC with an anti-virus program like AntiVir. You should then move or delete finds to quarantine.
- You should also check whether there are updates for your system. To do this, open Windows Update and click on "Check for updates". For security reasons, you should always install all available important updates.
- You should also update the Adobe FlashPlayer to the latest version to protect yourself against attacks.
- For security reasons, you should then change the password for your email address that you used for your WoW account.
- Then change the password for your WoW account on this page. Always use a different password here that you will not use anywhere else.
- To additionally protect your account, you should download the Battle.net Authenticator onto your smartphone and link it to your phone.
- Do not give your account details to anyone! WoW support will never ask you about it.
- If you no longer have access to your account, you must contact Blizzard Support.
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In our next practical tip you will find out what you can do if you have problems logging into WoW.