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Posted: 2/7/12, 12:03 PM
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Event dedicated to account and gamer security begins today
Today, the Merchant Risk Council announced the inauguration of Gamer Safety Week, an effort of the Gamer Safety Alliance.
Formed in 2007, this network of gaming companies is stated as, "a cross-industry effort to break down traditional competitive barriers and share information and best practices within the computer and video game industry."
“We pulled together some of the world’s top online entertainment companies and created the Gamer Safety Alliance to foster a greater awareness of safer gaming principles and best practices,” said Steve Levy, Global Director of Publishing for NCsoft West and founding member of the Gamer Safety Alliance. “The goal of Gamer Safety Week is to reach as many gamers as possible to inform and educate about how to have fun in a safer way.”
Thus far, nine studios have joined the effort. These include EA, En Masse Entertainment, Microsoft, MindCandy, NCSoft, Nexon, Square Enix and Turbine.
In an open letter to players, Linda Carlson (Global Communications Director for Sony Online Entertainment) kicked off Gamer Safety Week by warning players of the risks of a compromised account and simple measures to prevent account theft.
Carlson explains the typical way players learn of account theft:
"It’s 2:00 a.m. Friday morning—you are fast asleep, resting up for your big raid on Saturday. While you dream of rare loot drops, a person utterly unknown to you logs into your account and starts to strip it. If you’re lucky, they only sell off your equipment and broker items. It’s more likely that they will attempt to collect everything you have, even packing up your house items, and then sell it all to the broker. Then they use your Station Cash to buy a character transfer token, transfer your character to a new server, and give all your plat to some low level character named Ureiwoeri (or something similar – we apologize if there is an actual character out there named Ureiwoeri). Sometimes they delete your character, whether this is done for spite or just to attempt to cover the trail, we really don’t know. Years worth of personal investment is simply gone."
More information about Gamer Safety Week can be found at the Merchant Research Council website.
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