Pokémon Showdown, the popular unofficial Pokémon battle simulator, was hacked yesterday. This is especially important for fans who have been using the very un-secure method of using the same password for multiple sites. Although the database stored passwords in an encrypted format, it doesn’t mean the hackers can’t crack them with a little elbow grease.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SHOWDOWN PASSWORD WAS UNIQUE. And then change it. Immediately.
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i wuz first dude
I was first response to response~
I was the first response to my own response!
I draws thus before alolan raichu was announced
Man, sure is a long slog through the week to get new Sun/Moon news. I’m betting the news on the 20th will just be Rugarugan’s english name and a bit of gameplay.
Such sad events really, ton of evil running through the Pokemon community here and there.
At least I try to contain my evil. Sometimes it does slip out though 😉
loud n proud broham
alright guys this is it,tomorrow’s going to be the big day,a new Pokemon Sun and Moon trailer,this will be the first step on Ultimate journey to Pokemon Sun and Moon ,what will it give us this time?
When was this trailer announced?
on the 14th it said: It also promises new information on September 20th at 6:00am PDT.
Thanks!
No Prob ^v^
Rorckruff evos and maybe cutiefly? Im feeling the starters evo will come next month
That’s so lame. Why would someone hack any of the Pokémon fan sites? No fandom is more dedicated than the Pokémon fandom and it sucks that someone would try to rain on our parade.
Smogon hate, probably..
NEARLY GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK
I changed my password post haste to my trademarked 22 digit code I run for a lot of my passwords
I don’t trust Showdown’s security so I probably wouldn’t use a password you use on other sites now…
man why’d you gone and say that y’all know i’m paranoid enough
Try last pass. I’m going to start using it when I get home.
What if that gets hacked? xD
Is there a way to delete your Showdown account? I don’t even use it anymore
I looked into it.. doesn’t seem like it. Probably find and ask an admin?
Nah. I just changed the password ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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and right off the bat
The opponent’s wins the coin flip
Hurricanes my Vivillion and confused it, activates sash, hits self in confusion
Sounds like all of my battles.
same
Honestly do not care. I don’t know much of us that actual use Showdown. Yet, it is smart to check your password. Anyways, I cannot wait for the news tomorrow; I hope it has Rockruff’s evolutions.
Same
I actually use it a lot. It helped me decide what tournament team to use.
Didn’t they already post the evolutions? Day and night form?
I don’t even have a Showdown account but this convinced me to use multiple passwords
TBH I don’t have any accounts of any value yet for this to really concern me. xD But if I got my disqus hacked or lost my account for whatever reason, I would could back as “ShinyIthsme” or something.
Welp, since I didn’t do it as fast, I guess my Showdown account is lost. Oh well..
Accounts aren’t lost.. but your credential details might now be known to strangers.
Hmm
If you can still get in and change it you’ll be fine, they probably haven’t changed peoples’ passwords. The real threat is if you used the password you used for Showdown in other (more important) places.
I used to make teams, but on mobile I’m not sure if i ever had an account or what? Anyone know?
So wat is the threat now on my showdown account or knowing my password and use it ?
From my understanding is the hacker using your username and password in other places (assuming you use that same password).. Of course, Showdown doesn’t really offer much, so you can let the hacker play with your pokemen haha.. But if, say, your gmail account uses the same credentials, then you should go and change them now.
Where are my good ol friends at 4chan with some rumors when you need them? fake or not i need my weekly fix
Glad I decided to hold off on creating an account.
And if they were using the right encryption methods it should take years to crack without a rainbow table. I bet they’re still using MD5.