DayZ players who have signed up to the official forums are being warned to changed their login credentials, particularly if they use the same password on multiple sites.
Forum usernames, emails and passwords have been leaked following a hack which also brought down Mini DayZ, the free, browser-based game.
Though passwords were not stored in plain text, developer Bohemia Interactive strongly advises players to update their information and change passwords.
"A security incident occurred on forums.dayzgame.com recently," Bohemia said in a statement sent out to players (via Reddit). "According to our investigation all usernames, emails and passwords from forums.dayzgame.com were accessed and downloaded by hackers."
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Forum usernames, emails and passwords have been leaked following a hack which also brought down Mini DayZ, the free, browser-based game.
Though passwords were not stored in plain text, developer Bohemia Interactive strongly advises players to update their information and change passwords.
"A security incident occurred on forums.dayzgame.com recently," Bohemia said in a statement sent out to players (via Reddit). "According to our investigation all usernames, emails and passwords from forums.dayzgame.com were accessed and downloaded by hackers."
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