Diablo 3 Players’ Accounts Hacked, How To Secure Your Gold And Items As Auction House Release Approaches

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343461/20120521/diablo-3-release-date-2012-beta-auction.htm

"The hacking occurred on May 19th and May 20th, according to The Examiner, and it is unclear whether this is a glitch within "Diablo 3" or an account security issue. There are a few recurring names that have appeared in various accounts that have been breached, including "leyiong," "Nevin," "SBJunkie" "luckllezz" and "McLeast." These names have appeared in players' Recently Played lists, The Examiner reported.

"Change your password and get an authenticator," Blizzard advises on the Battle.net forums. However, many accounts with authenticators have also been hacked. Another solution is to submit a ticket, which would authorize an account rollback. This will set your character back a few levels, varying with each case, but it will return some lost gold and items.

However, there are restrictions on the number of rollbacks available. As of now the number seems to be two, as The Examiner writes, according to tickets that have been submitted. Being hacked more than once will permanently ban an account from the upcoming real money auction house."

Whether its hacker shenanigans. poor PC security or a problem with the Battle Net save system is up in the air but in the meantime, I'm sticking to SP on-line.

Jeez! The suggested/mandatory Authenticator is $20 CND :(
Most expensive game I've ever purchased

From what I've heard, apparently the authenticator doesn't help with the problem because it's the character files that are being hacked, not the account. I've been hearing quite a few stories about people with authenticators being hacked because the hackers are apparently going around the authenticator instead of through it.