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Steam Hacked
Posted: 11 Nov 2011, 12:20
by Paradigm Shifter
...forums initially compromised, followed by what appears to be access to account info.
Passwords and CC info
AES256 hashed, according to Newell, but it's still nasty.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/profile.php?do=dst
Goes without saying, folks, that changing passwords and keeping an eye out for bad things happening might be an idea.
I think I'm gonna go change/cancel my CC ASAP
*Waits for the people who
Posted: 11 Nov 2011, 12:49
by Skid
*Waits for the people who hate Steam to say this is a justification for everything they've been saying about why steam is so bad, despite the fact this type of attack can and has happened to any other retail outlet.* Seriously thought if you start trolling or flaming each other I'll whack you on the head, keep it civil.
Yikes,
Posted: 11 Nov 2011, 17:32
by Anprionsa
Yikes, :(
I am personally running out
Posted: 11 Nov 2011, 20:34
by sixshot
I am personally running out of ideas for passwords because of these retarded security breaches. It's frustrating because the last one I had is strong enough and easy enough for me to remember w/o having to use randomized complex alpha-numeric and symbols.
While I do not have any financial numbers saved or stored on it, I'll check w/ my bank (debit card user) to see if they're gonna ding me for changing numbers.
And this is why I only use
Posted: 12 Nov 2011, 04:30
by CrackerJackMack
And this is why I only use paypal :) *waits for paypal trolls to show up*