Steam Hacked?

Egan · 11-10-11, 05:59 PM

Just got home from my hols, booted up Steam to play some Football Manager and found this:

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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 don***8217;t 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 wouldn***8217;t 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.

Is this old news? Did I miss it when I was away? I use PayPal anyway so I guess I shouldn't have any cc details out there on their system. I don't use their forums either.

Bad stuff, but did anyone really think this was never going to happen considering all the other hacking nonsense over the last few months?

I guess all you Steam massive out there should check your cc statements. Hope no one here was compromised

11-10-11, 06:01 PM

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Is this old news?

No, it has just come up

soopaman2 · 11-10-11, 06:03 PM

A week ago almost actually.

And just the forums.

I would suggest changing your forum password, and the password to your steam window itself though, just in case.

And put on your steam guard.

soopaman2 · 11-10-11, 06:11 PM

(sorry for this double post)

A hack making site hacked the steam forums and advertised themselves.

If you like to cheat at counter strike and call of duty , you would love these guys.

But I miss my steam forums, and use them alot. I would wish no skill cheaters to go away.

ZERO SKILL!
ZERO!

Any moron can install an auto-target program and be elite.

Now you know why I hate Call of Duty and Counter Strike so much, too many script kiddies.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 06:15 PM

It's not just the forums though, they got into one of the databases too.

It was only a matter of time really, everyone else has been hacked. It was only natural Steam would be to.

Egan · 11-10-11, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

It's not just the forums though, they got into one of the databases too.

It was only a matter of time really, everyone else has been hacked. It was only natural Steam would be to.

Yeah, that's the troubling part: looks like a bunch of stuff could be compromised.

As far as the hacker kidz are concerned, I expect Steam is the big, big one. exactly how many users do they have?

antikristuseke · 11-10-11, 06:23 PM

What's with assuming hackers are automatically kids, this thing is a serious business if credit card info was what they were after.

soopaman2 · 11-10-11, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

What's with assuming hackers are automatically kids, this thing is a serious business if credit card info was what they were after.

I used script kiddies as a derogatory term refferring to people who download programs by others and call themselves hackers. As in the context of auto-targeter programs that this particular site sells.

antikristuseke · 11-10-11, 06:26 PM

My comment was more aimed at Egan than you, actually.

soopaman2 · 11-10-11, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

My comment was more aimed at Egan than you, actually.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 06:29 PM

From what I can tell, those with SteamGuard on (never heard of it until today) have a better level of protection, but it wouldn't hurt to change your Steam password and to monitor whatever bank account is linked to it for a couple of weeks. Not that there's anything in mine, but still.
I think a lot of Valves inbuilt security features will negate the info which has been stolen, I hear the phrase Hashed and Salted used a lot, which is not in reference to my breakfast, so that's good.

Sony should take a good look at the response to this, that's how you treat your customers.

Egan · 11-10-11, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

My comment was more aimed at Egan than you, actually.

It's a figure of speech? I can call them hacker people of indeterminable age, ethnic origin and gender in a bid to be all inclusive but I'm tired and it's a lot of extra typing.

Task Force · 11-10-11, 06:36 PM

In before skybird.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

In before skybird.

Oh yes...

CaptainMattJ. · 11-10-11, 06:49 PM

The hacking, along with the release of modern wimpiness 3, has been causing problems for me alot lately with L4D2. Learned about the hackings last night too

11-10-11, 06:03 PM	#3
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	A week ago almost actually. And just the forums. I would suggest changing your forum password, and the password to your steam window itself though, just in case. And put on your steam guard. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

11-10-11, 06:11 PM	#4
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	(sorry for this double post) A hack making site hacked the steam forums and advertised themselves. If you like to cheat at counter strike and call of duty , you would love these guys. But I miss my steam forums, and use them alot. I would wish no skill cheaters to go away. ZERO SKILL! ZERO! Any moron can install an auto-target program and be elite. Now you know why I hate Call of Duty and Counter Strike so much, too many script kiddies. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

11-10-11, 06:36 PM	#13
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	In before skybird. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-10-11, 06:49 PM	#15
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	The hacking, along with the release of modern wimpiness 3, has been causing problems for me alot lately with L4D2. Learned about the hackings last night too __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

11-10-11, 06:15 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	It's not just the forums though, they got into one of the databases too. It was only a matter of time really, everyone else has been hacked. It was only natural Steam would be to.

11-10-11, 06:23 PM	#7
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	What's with assuming hackers are automatically kids, this thing is a serious business if credit card info was what they were after.

11-10-11, 06:26 PM	#9
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My comment was more aimed at Egan than you, actually.

11-10-11, 06:29 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	From what I can tell, those with SteamGuard on (never heard of it until today) have a better level of protection, but it wouldn't hurt to change your Steam password and to monitor whatever bank account is linked to it for a couple of weeks. Not that there's anything in mine, but still. I think a lot of Valves inbuilt security features will negate the info which has been stolen, I hear the phrase Hashed and Salted used a lot, which is not in reference to my breakfast, so that's good. Sony should take a good look at the response to this, that's how you treat your customers.