2010-06-15, 04:01 PM
Birthdate is still a big part of your account security. Assuming the hacker has your username + password, they need 1 of 2 things to delete your character
1) Your PIC
2) Your birthdate + last name (This is the info required to change email address. Change the email address to your own, request a PIC reset email, reset the PIC, log on to the account, delete the character)
So yeah, it could more easily come down to being only your last name that is protecting your account. I hope you don't have a common last name.
A few years ago, you could have infinite attempts at guessing the info to change email address. Anybody have any idea if that's still the case?
1) Your PIC
2) Your birthdate + last name (This is the info required to change email address. Change the email address to your own, request a PIC reset email, reset the PIC, log on to the account, delete the character)
So yeah, it could more easily come down to being only your last name that is protecting your account. I hope you don't have a common last name.
A few years ago, you could have infinite attempts at guessing the info to change email address. Anybody have any idea if that's still the case?