I received an email from my security company today about a major hack. Apparently Sneakers had an account, and I'm trying to figure out how to close said account.
Still Zynga has a bucketload of popular games, and while you might not play them, maybe someone else in your family does. Figured I'd announce this and scare all of you.
What Happened?
On September 12, 2019, Zynga Inc., an online interactive gaming company, announced they’d recently discovered that certain player account information may have been illegally accessed by outside hackers. Although Zynga has not yet addressed the scope, media reports indicate that the hacker claims to have breached the data of more than 200 million players of Zynga games, including Draw Something and Words with Friends accounts on both Android and iOS platforms.
Players who installed and signed up to play Words with Friends before September 3, 2019 may be affected. It has been reported that Words with Friends player data that has potentially been compromised includes:
- Name
Email addresses
Login IDs
Hashed and salted passwords
Phone numbers, where provided
Password reset tokens, if one had ever been requested
Facebook IDs, if connected to the social media platform
Zynga account IDs
Zynga has opened an investigation into the breach and has contacted law enforcement. A press release was sent out here that states some of the details as well as the steps the company is taking to protect these users’ accounts from invalid logins.
