Raptr Users Urged To Change Password After Hacking

The video game-themed social networking site Raptr has been hacked and all account holders are being asked to change any passwords associated with it. The good news is that your Raptr Reward Points should be safe as Raptr uses a two-factor authentication to help safe guard those and that was not compromised. Many of our readers might be using Raptr as it is installed by default with AMD Catalyst drivers. The hacking appears to be similar to the ones carried out recently against Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Over on the Raptr site, there’s an announcement from the CEO and founder of Raptr, Dennis Fong, explaining what happened and why gamers should change their password. You can read that announcement below in its entirety.

Maintaining the highest level of security around your Raptr account information is of the utmost importance to us, so we’re very sorry to inform you that some Raptr user data may have been recently compromised in an attack similar to hacking activities that have targeted other high-profile sites and services such as Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network.

User names, email addresses, password hashes, and some first and last names may have been accessed. This means that although the passwords are hashed, users with weak passwords are vulnerable to unauthorized access. It’s important to note that our two-factor authentication system used for redeeming Raptr Reward Points ensures that even if your Raptr account was among those compromised, the points you’ve earned as a Raptr member are protected.

Although the potential risk to Raptr users is pretty minimal, we urge you to access any accounts on other sites and services in which you use the same login and password associated with your Raptr account and change the related password(s) immediately.

Reset your password at your earliest convenience in order to help safeguard your Raptr account. In doing so, we strongly advise you to use a password that is reasonably complex and not associated with another site/service account.

We’re extremely sorry about this situation and are committed to further improving account security going forward.

Sincerely,

Dennis Fong
Founder & CEO, Raptr