Activision Denies Storing Call of Duty Elite Passwords in Plain Text

Video game publisher admitted that it sent passwords to Call of Duty Elite users in plain text but insisted that it was storing all personal information in encrypted databases that are always secure.

Activision sent a statement to Eurogamer saying, “All Call of Duty Elite personal data, including passwords are saved and stored using encryption.”

It adds, “Call of Duty Elite does not store any sensitive data in plain text. Currently, the only time passwords are sent in plain text is upon request from the registrant and only to the registered email address.”

The publisher also says that it will start changing the system for how passwords are sent out as soon as testing on a new one is done.

Call of Duty Elite was launched alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and more than 1 million gamers pay subscriptions for it, with another 3 million using the free version.