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Preventing Hacks on Your League of Legends Account: Top Safety Measures
Shielding Your League of Legends Account from Hacks: Best Practices
Account Hacking: Understanding the Root Causes
Account loss to malicious actors always has its reasons, typically user carelessness. Key causes include:
Using your account on fraudulent websites for game currency, code scams, or purchasing in-game items.
Account sharing leading to unauthorized information changes.
Logging into your account from a different device without signing out.
The safest protection method
1. Prevention over cure:
Securing your account is paramount, yet many League of Legends players neglect this until it's too late. Prioritizing prevention over cure is the best strategy. Game support applications like Garena are already equipped with the best possible security measures to minimize hacking and account theft risks. Therefore, don't overlook these security settings if you aim to optimally protect your account. Garena accounts offer four security methods.
Email verification: Instructions for email verification here
Phone number verification: Instructions for phone number verification here
National ID verification: Instructions for ID verification here
Garena Authenticator: Instructions for using Garena Authenticator here
Visit Garena's Account Center here to verify all your information and secure your account to the highest level.
Additionally, make sure to regularly change your account password. You might have logged into your account on various computers and mobile devices, risking password exposure (due to devices infected with viruses or containing malware designed to steal account information). Regularly changing your password every 2-3 months can significantly enhance your account's security.
2. Avoid accessing unknown, scam websites & fanpages:
Scam websites & fanpages often mimic the official Garena site closely. These platforms might offer incredible promotions, high-value gift codes, or organize appealing tournaments with the intent of stealing user accounts. To recognize such deceptive sites/fanpages, pay attention to the following characteristics:
Web page links not ending with '.garena.vn'
Fanpages lacking Facebook's verification blue badge
Requests for customers to provide account passwords, email passwords, etc.
Garena never asks for your account or email passwords. If you encounter websites showing these signs, report them to the Garena team here to help prevent malicious activities and ensure the safety of the gaming community.
3. Limit account sharing and trading
While not prohibited, sharing and selling accounts is highly insecure, often based on unfounded trust without clear verification documents from the involved parties. This can compromise account security, allow for easy changes to security information, and lead to disputes over account ownership. Consequently, accounts may be locked, with resolution times up to 60 days. Therefore, it's advisable to avoid sharing and selling accounts to prevent unfortunate issues.
4. Securing your account post-hack
In the event that your account is compromised, remain calm and follow these steps:
Step 1: Log out of all devices
To prevent unauthorized access by someone who might have saved login details on their device, ensure you log out of your game account from all devices.
Step 2: Request a temporary account lock in-game
After logging out from all devices, submit a request to temporarily lock your account. This measure protects your account, preventing others with your password information from logging in. It also buys you time to change your password and update any necessary security information.
Step 3: Change your account password
Visit the Account Management Page here, log in, and proceed to change your password. If you're unable to log in, use the Email or verified phone number associated with your account for password recovery.
Note: If your account lacks registered security information or if the existing security details are no longer valid, you must submit a password change request through Garena's support ticket here
Step 4: Verify security information
After changing your password, log in and review your account's security information. An account that hasn't been fully verified or only has one piece of security information verified is at risk. Intruders might add missing security details, complicating any support or dispute resolution efforts. Therefore, immediately verify your security settings and contact Garena's customer service for assistance in correcting any discrepancies.
We hope this guide assists you in optimally and securely protecting your League of Legends account, avoiding the need to register a new one. Enjoy your gaming.
