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Admin changed my password? Zos were you hacked?

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Lumenn
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Why else would an admin change my (and others) password? I rotate my passwords randomly on my own but in the years I've played have never HAD one changed. Have our accounts been compromised? Just the forums or game too? Shouldn't this be something we should know?
  • Mayrael
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    I had this to, I was wondering is it just me, I guess not.
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  • max_only
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    Yeah, it said admin changed my account details, I thought maybe I was banned
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  • TheHsN
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    Same happened to me Also....
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  • nafensoriel
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    Zos found out EUPCs server problems was one dude with a 256 character password.
  • pdblake
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    Me too. Even the website doesn't work ffs
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  • chuck-18_ESO
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    Same happened to me as well; an explanation would be welcome.
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    I blame the Mods. They’re tripping on the Power lines.
  • idk
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    I think it was a glitch as I was able to log into my website account without issue. However, it is best to choose a different password. Do not mess around.
  • Bobby_V_Rockit
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    Me too
  • Jeremy
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    Lumenn wrote: »
    Why else would an admin change my (and others) password? I rotate my passwords randomly on my own but in the years I've played have never HAD one changed. Have our accounts been compromised? Just the forums or game too? Shouldn't this be something we should know?

    This just happened to me too.

    Would be nice if we could get a response explaining why this occurred.
  • 117Dios
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    nafensoriel wrote: »
    Zos found out EUPCs server problems was one dude with a 256 character password.

    Source?
  • CiliPadi
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    Same happened to me.
  • nafensoriel
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    117Dios wrote: »
    nafensoriel wrote: »
    Zos found out EUPCs server problems was one dude with a 256 character password.

    Source?

    I asked an Alfiq in a sack. They said they were trustworthy.
  • L_Nici
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    Had the same issue, now I would really like to have an answer of ZOS, if someone hacked my account, or anything else that would lead to that I want to know that.
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  • GlorphNoldorin
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    Same happened to me, however when I changed my password, I still needed to use my original password to logon.
  • 117Dios
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    L_Nici wrote: »
    Had the same issue, now I would really like to have an answer of ZOS, if someone hacked my account, or anything else that would lead to that I want to know that.

    They probably did an account soft-reset or something similiar
  • Ackwalan
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    Looks like the game password and forum password are now separate from each other.
  • cyclonus11
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    Yeah, WTF was that?
  • CiliPadi
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Looks like the game password and forum password are now separate from each other.

    I thought they were always separate. At least for me.
  • pdblake
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    nafensoriel wrote: »
    117Dios wrote: »
    nafensoriel wrote: »
    Zos found out EUPCs server problems was one dude with a 256 character password.

    Source?

    I asked an Alfiq in a sack. They said they were trustworthy.

    That lumpy sack has been in my inventory for weeks. Do think it's suffocated yet?
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  • idk
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    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Looks like the game password and forum password are now separate from each other.

    It would be unusual for such a change to be made without an announcement ahead of time or a follow up. Certainly unusual from a professional standpoint.
  • UrQuan
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    Happened to me too.
    CiliPadi wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Looks like the game password and forum password are now separate from each other.

    I thought they were always separate. At least for me.
    Mine have always been separate and different too. Ever since launch back in 2014...
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  • idk
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    UrQuan wrote: »
    Happened to me too.
    CiliPadi wrote: »
    Ackwalan wrote: »
    Looks like the game password and forum password are now separate from each other.

    I thought they were always separate. At least for me.
    Mine have always been separate and different too. Ever since launch back in 2014...

    My PW has been the same for all of ESO since 2014. When I changed it on the website it changed for forums and game.
  • azjuwelz
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    I'm so used to passwords expiring after a certain amount of time at work that I barely thought about it, but yes, me too.
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  • BalticBlues
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    I had the same issue. An aministrator changing my private password? :o
    Really? With such a weird message, I also thought my account was hacked.

    btw: today's news say Disney+ was hacked and thousands of accounts were stolen...
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands-of-hacked-disney-accounts-are-already-for-sale-on-hacking-forums/

    Edited by BalticBlues on November 16, 2019 11:32PM
  • Sylianwe
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    Yes, the same happened to me. I had no choice but to change my password. I do have some security concerns. Can anyone provide more information please? Thanks.
    Edited by Sylianwe on April 11, 2021 12:52AM
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  • Kel
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    Same.
    Just had to reset my password.

    😖
  • Tryxus
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    Is ZOS stepping up their security?
    idk wrote: »
    I think it was a glitch as I was able to log into my website account without issue. However, it is best to choose a different password. Do not mess around.

    This. Take no chances...
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  • L_Nici
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    Since Forum Account and the player ID are connected with each other, someone could possibly used that connection to get data. Names, even home address (if you gave the correct one) and not so important, but also not nice access to your game account.
    Edited by L_Nici on November 16, 2019 11:32PM
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  • Zacuel
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    It was a glitch in the matrix. If you die here you die in real life.

    Phew that was close. We almost all died.
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