Has the Steam Store gone haywire?

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 12-25-15, 03:31 PM

I was trying to look at some games in my wishlist on the Steam Store but for some reason Steam was acting like it was someone elses account even though I'm still logged in to my own Steam account, it's like the page where the information on whatever product I'm looking at either a game or a DLC somehow the language has changed as well as the currency, but everything else related to my own account is still normal. Can anyone else confirm this is going on?

u crank · 12-25-15, 04:25 PM

Yea. Just tried it. Languages were screwed up and then it just froze.

Schroeder · 12-25-15, 05:51 PM

Didn't even get the store page loaded.

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 12-25-15, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Didn't even get the store page loaded.

Now I can't even get my own profile page on Steam to load, let alone the store page. I think Steam's severs crashed because they where unprepared for the massive amount of people buying and downloading games this holiday, and this isn't the first time Steam's severs have gone down during Christmas either.

Oberon · 12-25-15, 07:18 PM

There's currently an issue, no-one seems to have said for certain what it is, at first it was announced as a hack, then a DDOS that caused the steam servers to start showing other peoples details when you went to your details page. However as it stands it doesn't seem like confidential information has been released in this situation.

More here:
http://www.pcgamer.com/warning-steam...t-information/

Oberon · 12-25-15, 07:57 PM

This chap seems to have an idea of what caused the situation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comm...eoples/cyb8n60

Or, in simpler terms, this video explains it:

eddie · 12-25-15, 08:45 PM

Working ok here.

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 12-25-15, 09:32 PM

Yep it seems to be fixed for the time being, you know until something else happens. From the PC Gamer link Oberon posted earlier "Steam is back up and running without any known issue. As a result of a configuration change earlier today, a caching issue allowed some users to randomly see pages generated for other users for a period of less than an hour. This issue has since been resolved. We believe no unauthorized actions were allowed on accounts beyond the viewing of cached page information and no additional action is required by users." On the one hand the problem only lasted about an hour and on the other it took about 6 1/2 to 7 hours approx to fix, great job Steam.

12-25-15, 03:31 PM	#1
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,259 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Has the Steam Store gone haywire? I was trying to look at some games in my wishlist on the Steam Store but for some reason Steam was acting like it was someone elses account even though I'm still logged in to my own Steam account, it's like the page where the information on whatever product I'm looking at either a game or a DLC somehow the language has changed as well as the currency, but everything else related to my own account is still normal. Can anyone else confirm this is going on? __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin Last edited by Kptlt. Neuerburg; 12-25-15 at 04:00 PM.

12-25-15, 04:25 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,569 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Yea. Just tried it. Languages were screwed up and then it just froze. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

12-25-15, 05:51 PM	#3
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Didn't even get the store page loaded. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

12-25-15, 08:45 PM	#7
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Working ok here. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

12-25-15, 09:32 PM	#8
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,259 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Yep it seems to be fixed for the time being, you know until something else happens. From the PC Gamer link Oberon posted earlier "Steam is back up and running without any known issue. As a result of a configuration change earlier today, a caching issue allowed some users to randomly see pages generated for other users for a period of less than an hour. This issue has since been resolved. We believe no unauthorized actions were allowed on accounts beyond the viewing of cached page information and no additional action is required by users." On the one hand the problem only lasted about an hour and on the other it took about 6 1/2 to 7 hours approx to fix, great job Steam. __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin Last edited by Kptlt. Neuerburg; 12-25-15 at 09:40 PM.

12-25-15, 07:18 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	There's currently an issue, no-one seems to have said for certain what it is, at first it was announced as a hack, then a DDOS that caused the steam servers to start showing other peoples details when you went to your details page. However as it stands it doesn't seem like confidential information has been released in this situation. More here: http://www.pcgamer.com/warning-steam...t-information/

12-25-15, 07:57 PM	#6
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	This chap seems to have an idea of what caused the situation: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comm...eoples/cyb8n60 Or, in simpler terms, this video explains it: