Steam Hacked | Credit Card Information at Risk
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StinkyPinky
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Whoa. Although they did at least encrypt everything. It's not clear they had time to get access to the credit card details.
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Lifer
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It's all based off the same "message" which hasn't been sent to users as far as I can tell and hasn't been posted on steampowered.com anywhere.
Never mind, I see it now on http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/
God damned hackers. Bunch of kids with nothing better to do. Wish they'd all just kill themselves.
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Dankk
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This doesn't make sense. Did they hack the Steam forums, or Steam itself?
If they hacked the Steam forums, then wtf does that have to do with stealing credit cards? Last time I checked, you don't need to register with a credit card to post on the Steam forums.
Steam and it's forums are two separate entities. You need separate accounts for both.
Anyway, I'd imagine people probably have nothing to worry about. Valve is pretty good with security (most of the time, anyway). Of course like Newell said it still doesn't hurt to check your bank statements.
If they hacked the Steam forums, then wtf does that have to do with stealing credit cards? Last time I checked, you don't need to register with a credit card to post on the Steam forums.
Steam and it's forums are two separate entities. You need separate accounts for both.
Anyway, I'd imagine people probably have nothing to worry about. Valve is pretty good with security (most of the time, anyway). Of course like Newell said it still doesn't hurt to check your bank statements.
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Lifer
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They probably are separate but it sounds like more than one database was targeted.
Dankk
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More clarification:
- Steam forum passwords are outright compromised. If you use the same password for anything else, change it.
- Steam account data (your Steam password, personal information, and billing details) has been obtained but not cracked. As far as Valve knows, the data is still protected by their encryption scheme. Steam Guard will protect your account, but it may be wise to change your password(s) anyway in case the situation worsens.
And even if you may not like those annoying emails, Steam Guard is still a good extra layer of security to be using.
If you don't have it activated:- Click Steam
- Go to Settings
- Manage Steam Guard Account Security...
- Deauthorize all other computers now
Raduque
Lifer
- Aug 22, 2004
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Mmm, well, I haven't updated my CC expiration and new CVV code in Steam anyway, so they could have my number, but won't be able to use it.
Changed my Steam password, tho.
Edit: Can't remember what else uses the same password as steam forums...
Changed my Steam password, tho.
Edit: Can't remember what else uses the same password as steam forums...
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Damn it, just tried to login and change my password from my phone, but the secure site will not load. Blocked at work too.
Have to wait until tonight I guess.
KT
Have to wait until tonight I guess.
KT
shortylickens
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Fine by me. That credit card was going to expire soon anyhow. I'll just cancel it a week early and get a new one. No biggie.
postmortemIA
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November 10th, 2011
Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users:
Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
We dont have evidence of credit card misuse at this time. Nonetheless you should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.
While we only know of a few forum accounts that have been compromised, all forum users will be required to change their passwords the next time they login. If you have used your Steam forum password on other accounts you should change those passwords as well.
We do not know of any compromised Steam accounts, so we are not planning to force a change of Steam account passwords (which are separate from forum passwords). However, it wouldnt be a bad idea to change that as well, especially if it is the same as your Steam forum account password.
We will reopen the forums as soon as we can.
I am truly sorry this happened, and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Gabe.
Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users:
Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
We dont have evidence of credit card misuse at this time. Nonetheless you should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.
While we only know of a few forum accounts that have been compromised, all forum users will be required to change their passwords the next time they login. If you have used your Steam forum password on other accounts you should change those passwords as well.
We do not know of any compromised Steam accounts, so we are not planning to force a change of Steam account passwords (which are separate from forum passwords). However, it wouldnt be a bad idea to change that as well, especially if it is the same as your Steam forum account password.
We will reopen the forums as soon as we can.
I am truly sorry this happened, and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Gabe.
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shortylickens
No Lifer
- Jul 15, 2003
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Whenever you buy a game it tells you the last 4.
Check your confirmation emails and I think they have it too.
Nizbot
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Logmein is your friend. :ninja:Damn it, just tried to login and change my password from my phone, but the secure site will not load. Blocked at work too.
Have to wait until tonight I guess.
KT
Well, the Steam Client is borked, too. This is a perfect example of why hard copy media will not ever leave. I can't access any of the Steam games that I paid for because they can't keep their site safe. Just imagine if everyone relied on a cloud computing system....
Modelworks
Lifer
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Disposable credit card numbers win again. Seriously more banks need to do this. One time use numbers for online purchases.
Wyndru
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Ahh I forgot about the emails, thanks.
And my ISP's email password change is down tonight too with no idea of when it will be fixed. Excellent.
I always used paypal on Steam, but last night when I bought Skyrim, I decided to use my credit card for some points and save it.
Seriously, WTF
Seriously, WTF
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