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Hi there! It's your 'ol pal Dr. Ether.

To anyone who plays WoW, you may have noticed that hacked World of Warcraft accounts are on the rise. Why? Because recently, a flaw in Adobe Flash has been uncovered that puts your World of Warcraft account at risk. Here is repost from the official WoW boards:

"A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and Adobe Reader/Acrobat 9.x, and could potentially be used to target World of Warcraft players and accounts. The newest available version of Adobe Flash 10.1 (available at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/), does not appear to contain this vulnerability, and we recommend that everyone upgrade their Flash player as soon as possible. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, specifically version 8.x, do not appear to contain this vulnerability, either.

For more information, please visit Adobe.com: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html

We would also like to add that this is NOT a virus. The only way to protect yourself from this kind of vulnerability is to keep your system up-to-date in all ways, including Flash. For more information on how to keep your account secure, please visit our Battle.net Account Security website (http://us.battle.net/security/). While you're there, add a Battle.net Authenticator to your account to enhance your account's security."

Posted at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25399740245&sid=1

As always, be careful when following ANY links, for you may be phished or keylogged.

And heed the old safety tips: Keep a strong anti-virus and firewall, and run anti-spyware programs regularly. The add-on NoScript for FireFox is also a great help. As well, consider buying an authenticator for your account.

So, until next time...

Love & Rockets!
- Dr. Ether