Password change? I get what you are saying, hackers are trying email addys/usernames and known passwords to grab accounts.
But why the rush now? Are you guys aware of a specific threat of this nature? And is it not just random emails – is there a list floating around with specific usernames on it? I’ve never posted on the forums or social media in any way that could relate my email back to an active GW2 accounts. Which makes me wonder – why me? and why right now?
Reason I ask is that early this morning I had your “dodgy IP address” email pop up relating to a an IP address in China. Never had one of these before (apart from legitimate access attempts). Seems an odd coincidence that it’s around the same time you start beefing up security.
It’s almost as it a list has got out, and it’s trying to be nipped in the bud on the QQ. Please tell me to put my tinfoil hat away
On the plus side, the IP vertification token idea clearly does work – as long as you make your GW2 password different