Games co Epic resets passwords after hack attack

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/13/games_firm_epic_breach/

Games co Epic resets passwords after hack attack
By John Leyden
13th June 2011 11:23 GMT

Games developer Epic Games has reset user passwords following the 
discovery of a hack attack against its websites.

Criminal miscreants made off with email addresses and encrypted passwords 
of forum users after breaking into Epic's forum site. Epic's main web site 
was also hit, according to an email sent by the firm over the weekend and 
forwarded by readers to El Reg.

The Unreal Developer Network (UDN) was not affected by the breach, 
according to a statement on the hack by Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games 
Inc.

Numerous Twitter users report received the warning emails, which has acted 
as the basis of several news stories on specialist games forums. We've 
asked Epic for more information on the attack and will update this story 
as and when we hear more.

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