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Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has confirmed that a data breach occurred in the week of January 6, 2025.
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The breach was caused by a user gaining access to the developer's account, which is connected to Steam.
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Player email addresses, Steam IDs, IP addresses, and other information were compromised.
Grinding Gear Games confirmed this Path of Exile 2 suffered a data breach after a developer's admin account was hacked. the Path of Exile 2 The developers also outlined the next steps to improve the security of their admin accounts and ensure that no further breaches occur. Path of Exile 2 and its predecessor, which players can log into a shared account.
After the release of the first entry in December 2024, Path of Exile 2 has maintained a healthy player base thanks to a steady stream of updates and communication from the developers at Grinding Gear Games. One of the most recent updates improved the performance of the game on PlayStation 5 and solved problems with monsters, skills and damage. Path of Exile 2's The next major patch is coming soon, and Grinding Gear Games has addressed the data breach situation before players can return to the game and play the new content in the patch.

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Official Grinding Gear Games Path of Exile 2 The forum has been updated with a new notification from the developer, who confirmed that they became aware of the data breach in the week of January 6, 2025. An account with admin access to the website of one of the developers is compromised, giving users access. on the equipment that Path of Exile 2's Customer support teams are often used. Shortly after this discovery, Path of Exile 2 developers immediately locked the account and forced a password reset for all other admin accounts. Subsequent investigations revealed that the Path of exile The account that was assigned was linked to an old Steam account that was used for testing, which provided enough information for the user to steal the account. Although the Steam account does not have any purchases or specific information related to the developer, it is logged in to the developer Path of exile account means that the user can affect other accounts through the creator's portal.
Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games confirms data breach involving compromised employee accounts
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The data breach compromised the following information for “many” accounts.
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Compromised data includes email addresses, Steam IDs, IP addresses, shipping addresses and unlock codes.
The attacker set random passwords on 66 accounts, and a bug allowed them to delete a log that showed where the changes were made. Grinding Gear Games confirmed that the bug does not exist for other support events and has been fixed, but the breach allowed attackers to view account information for “a large number” of accounts on the portal. . As a result, your email address, Steam ID, IP address, shipping address and unlock code.
Although no password or passwords were found through the customer service portal, Grinding Gear Games said it was possible to compare the email address with a list of broken passwords from other sites to avoid in a closed area for the account connected to the attacker. Path of Exile 2 on Steam. For some accounts in the breach, the attacker was able to view the transaction history, along with the history of private messages from Grinding Gear Games employees. To prevent this breach from happening again, third-party accounts can no longer be linked to employee accounts, and “much tougher” IP restrictions are in place.
Community response to the breach has been mixed, with some players praising the developer for being transparent about the data breach, while others are calling for two-factor authentication to be added. Path of Exile 2 account. It is clear that a significant part of the player base wants to see some improvements in the security and content of the game, along with an adjustment of the difficulty of the game at the end of the game. Path of Exile 2.