Guild Wars 2 falls victim to hacking

Guild Wars 2 hasn’t even been out for a week, and accounts are already falling victim to the devious.

A fair chunk of the Guild Wars 2 community has reported unauthorized attempts to access their accounts, typically by means of password resets. Users have been receiving “password reset verification” e-mails, when they themselves didn’t ask for a reset.

Some aspirational hackers are also said to be phishing, by sending e-mails asking for login and account details for active Guild Wars 2 players.

ArenaNet suggests simply ignoring the password-reset e-mails, and as for phishing attempts, do not reply to these. Keep in mind ArenaNet staff will never ask for your password.

If you want to be extra-cautious, consider changing your e-mail and account details.

Despite the hacking issues, Guild Wars 2 is off to a strong start. Prior to launch, NCsoft saw a record-breaking 400,000 concurrent players who were playing the game early through their Headstart Access option, with over one million pre-purchases.