Blizzard Entertainment be facing a class action lawsuit over the sale a it be Battle.net authenticators, which be used t' provide security for player account information for games such as World a Warcraft 'n Diablo 3. The suit, filed by the law firm Carney Williams Bates Pulliam & Bowman, PLLC in the Central District a California, alleged that the authenticators be needed by players "in order t' have even minimal protection for their sensitive personal, private, 'n financial data." The lawsuit referred t' an August security breach in which no financial user data be reported t' be stolen.

The class action suit posited that Blizzard practiced "deceptive upselling," in that it allegedly failed "t' disclose t' consumers that additional products must be acquired after buying the games in order t' ensure the security a information stored in online accounts that be requisites for playing."

A Blizzard representative told Forbes that "this suit be without merit 'n filled with patently false information, 'n we will vigorously defend ourselves through the appropriate legal channels." The representative said the use a the authenticator tool be optional for players, 'n offered players "an added level a security against account-theft attempts that stem from sources such as phishing attacks, viruses packaged with seemingly harmless file downloads, 'n websites embedded with malicious code."

Blizzard's statement continued, "the suit's claim that we didn't properly notify players regarding the August 2012 security breach be not true. Not only did Blizzard act quickly t' provide information t' the public about the situation, we explained the actions we be taking 'n let players know how the incident affected them, including the fact that no names, credit card numbers, or other sensitive financial information be disclosed."