Another videogame company website has been hacked and this time around is Epic Games turn.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney sent out emails warning users of their website and forums that they had been hacked. The hackers may have obtained email addresses and passwords from the site.
[Epicforums]Here is a message from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney regarding the downtime.
Our Epic Games web sites and forums were recently hacked. We’re working on getting them back up and running, and expect everything to be restored in a few days.
The hackers likely obtained the email addresses and encrypted passwords of forum users. Plain text passwords weren’t revealed, but short or common passwords could be obtained by brute-force attack. Therefore, we’re resetting all passwords. If you have an account on the Epic Games forums, you can request to receive your new password by email it to the address we have on file for you.
The Unreal Developer Network (UDN) has not been compromised. None of our web sites ask for, or store, credit card information or other sensitive customer data.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience, and appreciate everyone’s patience as we get our servers back under control.
Tim Sweeney
Founder, Epic Games Inc
Codemasters also informed their users that their website and database was hacked recently. However, the hackers obtain more than email addresses at Codemasters site.
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