"CB" (jrcb)
11/20/2019 at 08:18 • Filed to: On the plus side it woke me up quickly
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"CB" (jrcb)
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Because we have accounts for everything these days, every six months or so I get a message from my fairly defunct Origin account mentioning something. Today I signed up for Origin Access, apparently. Which is weird, because:
a) it doesn’t look like there’s been any games added to my account
b) none of my personal credit card information was saved to my account, which I confirmed, and my sole credit card has no new charges
c) only my computers have access to this account, according to EA
Was I hacked? Unlikely, but password change done because internet safety is important, and who would spend money on my account? Did EA just give me a free trial? If so, why not just call it a trial?
In sum, I hate having a million accounts for everything and hope that either services start dying or they start consolidating logins.
facw
> CB
11/20/2019 at 08:25 |
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My frustrating Origin thing is that I’ve been trying to sign up for 2-factor authentication, but that requires them to send an email, which I never receive. I don’t think the problem is on their end though, the email address I’m signed up with seems to have some really heavy-handed anti-spam stuff that is black- holing emails without any way for me to recover them.
Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
> CB
11/20/2019 at 08:38 |
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Origin accounts in isolation seem to be quite easy to hack. I’ve known tons of people who have been compromised.
Nibby
> CB
11/20/2019 at 08:41 |
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here’s my login: nibby
password: *********
boredalways
> Nibby
11/20/2019 at 08:49 |
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It works!
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Nibby
> boredalways
11/20/2019 at 08:52 |
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superhead
> CB
11/20/2019 at 09:53 |
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My friend had the same thing. Apparently EA is giving out a free month of Origin Access if you signed up for 2-factor authentication during a certain time period.
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CB
> superhead
11/20/2019 at 09:58 |
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Interesting. I didn't, so I guess they might just be giving it out willy nilly?
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superhead
> CB
11/20/2019 at 10:17 |
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https://kotaku.com/ea-scares-the-hell-out-of-origin-users-into-thinking-th-1839958273