Brink Stats Site Password Reset - legitimate?

[Super-Pangolin]

Forgive me for being paranoid, but given the fact they were recently hacked I’m a little reluctant to follow the link, especially considering a hack isn’t even mentioned and it’s being passed off as simply “maintenance”…

As part of maintenance for the Brink statistics site, we’re resetting all user passwords. Please follow the link below to set up your new secure password. If you have any questions about this email, please contact us at brinkstats@bethsoft.com.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Reset Password

Thanks,
The Brink Stats Site team

Can anybody vouch for the authenticity of these emails?

[its_al_bout_security]

change it twice

but i think so… then again they have all our email adresses

[Super-Pangolin]

[QUOTE=its al bout security;339043]change it twice

but i think so… then again they have all our email adresses[/QUOTE]
Already changed it to something long & random with LastPass just yesterday, so I really don’t to reset my passwords, but it doesn’t detail what will happen if I don’t. Still logged in on the site too, it doesn’t seem like it’s being forced.

[badman]

This is real. The site wasn’t compromised as you point out, but some things were changed on the backend that required this reset.

[Super-Pangolin]

This is real. The site wasn’t compromised as you point out, but some things were changed on the backend that required this reset.

Thanks a lot for clarifying. Saw the tweet about it too.

[dazman76]

change it twice

What? +chars

[GreasedScotsman]

Just a friendly tip from an IT guy… never ever follow links in emails. Always visit the site manually by typing it in or use a bookmark that you created.

Use Firefox and install NoScript and Ad Block Plus.

Safest way to travel on the Internets.