Phishers Ramp Up Their WoW Assault

Phishers have begun targeting the remote auction house and cataclysm betas in the latest wave of WoW account phishing spam.

In the first example, unsuspecting users receive an email promoting the features and benefits of the remote auction house and invite them to participate in the beta by clicking on a download now link. The link takes them to a fake battle.net login site where their game details are captured.

A sample email is shown below:

A second type of phishing email is targeting the Cataclysm beta opt-in. Users are sent an email reminding them to update their system specifications to be eligible for a beta invite by logging into battle.net. Naturally, the battle.net link is a fake site designed to collect your account credentials:

Be wary of any email that pretends to come from Blizzard and check the URL of any linked site before entering your account credentials. Visit our anatomy of a phishing site post for information on how to spot phishing emails and better protect your game account.

Let us know if you have received emails scams like these.

Beware of Cataclysm Phishing Scams

With the recent announcement of the Catalysm alpha, users are warned not to fall victim to phishing scams.

Be aware that if you receive an email inviting you to join the Cataclysm testing cycle then it will most likely be a scam. Cataclysm open beta does not exist as yet.

Do not enter your game username and password into any sites that may link from any email claiming to be an official Blizzard invite to Cataclysm.

If you see a Cataclysm phishing scam then feel free to share your comments on it.