Torna finalmente ad aggiornarsi il sempre interessante Live for Speed, ormai storico titolo simracing che grazie al costante supporto dei suoi sviluppatori conserva sempre un buon numero di appassionati piloti. L'ultima versione 0.7G porta con sè miglioramenti al multiplayer, supporto approvazione delle mod, risoluzione controller ed ottimizzazioni, vari aggiornamenti ed in particolare migliorie sul fronte della privacy e sicurezza.
QuoteToday we have an important privacy and security update.
Until now, LFS racers had a separate WEB password and GAME password. The idea was that these should be different, so your Live for Speed account would be safe even if someone obtained your GAME password. Near the end of July we learned about a leak from at least one unauthorised website where hundreds of licensed racers and thousands of demo racers had entered their LFS user name and password in past times (although that is clearly against our rules). Later, the details were obtained by someone else who provided them to some other people who proceeded to use the information to steal LFS accounts and sell them on as cheap licenses.
We were able to track down most of the stolen accounts and restore them to their original owners. Also we were fortunate to be provided with the leaked list of user names and passwords. This enabled us to track down the affected accounts and automatically change their passwords, in cases where the leaked password matched the real password. We sent an email to every affected user. Note: We follow industry standards and do not store plain text passwords. We have also deleted the list of user names and passwords that we received.
We have now implemented various security improvements to make sure this doesn't happen again.
- You now get a notification email if anyone logs in using your account.
- You only have one password (previously known as WEB password). This is only for the website.
- The old GAME password has been replaced by a new "unlock code" that you receive in an email.
- Your password can only be changed via an email (like the "Forgot your password" system).
Please note that you do need to have a valid email address in your account in order to change your password, receive an unlock code, or change your email address instantly. If you have lost access to your registered email address, there is a simple automated process to set a new one that involves waiting 7 days. This has been implemented to prevent anyone stealing an account instantly by logging in.
Ulteriori dettagli sul forum Live for Speed.
New LFS and Editor versions: 0.7F
https://www.lfs.net/patchInfo/patch_7f.php
