Be Careful! My Account was Hacked!

Graydon · May 2018

And lots of gold stolen!

This is very upsetting.

It was a pretty complicated password. I also asked my guild friends if they gave out my password to anyone and they all said "no'. So this is obviously ZOS's fault and negligence. I truly hope ZOS restores my stolen gold and my stolen faith.

Rawkan · May 2018

You gave your password to your guild friends? Oh boy.

dbgager · May 2018

Why would you think it is ZOS's fault. Not seeing how they could be at fault. You said you gave your password out to guild friends. That is most likely the source. Sorry that you lost a lot of gold however.

Charliff1966 · May 2018

Never ever give your password to anyone, EVER!

eso_nya · May 2018

Giving your password away can get u banned for account sharing.

Consider yourself happy if u just lost a bit of gold. Account getting "hacked" usually means everything u owned got sold to npc, all your gold and valuables transfered to hackers account and all your chars deleted.

Rohamad_Ali · May 2018

If you gave your password to your guild then that's where to look , not ZoS .

VaranisArano · May 2018

I bet that's really upsetting. I'd be pretty upset if that happened to me.

But I'm not sure that ZOS is the one you should be losing faith in.

ZOS probably can restore your lost items, but you do need to practice better account security on your end. Otherwise, you might find your returned gold and items going missing. I suggest starting with not handing your password out to your guild friends.

driosketch · May 2018

A password may as well be "12345" if you're going to give it out. Ironically, a complicated password would likely be written down at some point, typed our durring transfer, and saved as plain text. Those are numerous points of vulnerability you created for your account.

AlienatedGoat · May 2018

Graydon wrote: »

I also asked my guild friends if they gave out my password to anyone and they all said "no'. So this is obviously ZOS's fault and negligence.

Giving your password to anyone is against the Terms of Service, and can lead to account action including banning.

Don't blame ZOS for this. You gave your password out to people.

Sad to say, but you got what you deserved. Maybe next time you'll think twice before you hand out your password.

Merlin13KAGL · May 2018

Graydon wrote: »

And lots of gold stolen!

Like, all of it, I would assume?

Or did they leave you grocery money?

Because this sounds like thieves breaking into your house, but taking the time to put your laundry in the dryer between robbing you blind.

yodased · May 2018

driosketch wrote: »

A password may as well be "12345" if you're going to give it out. Ironically, a complicated password would likely be written down at some point, typed our durring transfer, and saved as plain text. Those are numerous points of vulnerability you created for your account.

Thanks now i have to change the password on my luggage

ZOS_JesC · May 2018

Greetings, since a constructive conversation isn't something that would be generated by this thread, we've decided to remove some comments and close it. Please remember to keep your comments constructive and stay away from baiting language or personal insults. If you have issues with your account, please submit a ticket for support to help review your situation. It's good practice to never share your password with anyone. Thank you for your understanding.